Author Question: What is a contraindication? A. Any disease, illness, or ill health that is separate from the ... (Read 51 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

What is a contraindication?

A. Any disease, illness, or ill health that is separate from the presenting problem but that occurs at the same time as the presenting problem
B. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of a patient's presenting problem
C. The worsening in severity of a disease, syndrome, or any symptoms
D. Any physiologic, diagnostic, or medical reasons that indicate that a specific medication, therapy, treatment, or plan of care would be undesirable, unwise, or impossible to prescribe for a patient's health

Question 2

A patient recovering from thrombus is undergoing warfarin treatment to prevent formation of any future blood clots. What is the overall level of risk of complications, comorbidity, or mortality?

A. Minimal
B. Low
C. Moderate
D. High