No, a positive drug screen for cocaine is not an absolute contraindication for a potential cadaver donor. However, the report of a positive drug screen for cocaine or the social history of other ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . None of us likes to have to tell a patient, “You are not a good candidate for LASIK.” When you do find yourself ...

Many patients with atrial fibrillation are not taking oral anticoagulation because of an elevated bleeding risk, and this subset faces substantial risks of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, a new ...

In order to answer this question, it is important to clarify that most cases of a positive urine culture with Candida are secondary to colonization and not secondary to sepsis or urinary tract ...

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Age is no longer considered an absolute contraindication to lung transplantation, according to the latest guidelines from the transplantation society. A 74-year-old man became the oldest patient in ...

As such there is no absolute contraindication to the administration of anesthetic agents. There however exist some conditions where it is not advisable to give the full concentration of the drug. High ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Not all patients are good candidates for LASIK or PRK, and it is critical for optometrists to be clear about the ...

Do not use kinesiology tape if you have severe allergies to acrylic. Avoid using kinesiology tape on open wounds or surgical incisions that have not healed. The tape can lead to problems with certain ...

The Ministry of Health has published a list of contraindications for vaccination against coronavirus. Ukrainian News Agency learned this from a statement of the Ministry of Health on Facebook.