I have a kidney donor (living-related) who has mild asymptomatic proteinuria on his routine urine analysis; otherwise, all other findings are normal. Is this considered a contraindication for renal ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Current anticoagulant or antiplatelet use is not necessarily a contraindication for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to a stroke patient in the emergency department, a ...

In medicine, the term 'contra' means against and the term 'indication' is used for a valid reason for taking a particular test, medicine or procedure. So, contraindication basically means against a ...

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 ...

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 ...