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General Contraindications Flashcards

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Absolute

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Particular treatment is inadvisable and affects whole body

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Local

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Is a contraindication effecting just an area of the body

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General Contraindications

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1) Advanced Kidney/Renal Failure
2) Diabetes with Complications
3) Eclampsia
4) Hemophilia
5) Advanced Respiratory Failure
6) Hemorrhage
7) Advanced liver failure
8) Acute Pneumonia
9) Post cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)
10) Post myocardial infraction (heart attack)
11) Severe Atherosclerosis
12) Severe and unstable hypertension
13) SHOCK
14) Significant fever
15) Other conditions requiring FIRST AID
16) Some highly metastic Cancer not judged terminal
17) Systemic Contagious/Infections Conditions

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What happens in Advanced Kidney failure?

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-Kidney has stopped working. Excretes end products of body metabolism in form of urine

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What is the Absolute Contraindiction of Advanced Kidney Failure?

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  • Massage increase the function of the kidney

- Puts to much strain on kidney and heart because of fluid retention

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What is the absolute Contraindication of Advanced Respiratory Failure?

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  • Massage puts strain on the respiratory system

- Person needs artificial respiration

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What is Eclampsia?

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  • Very high Blood pressure
  • Convulsions and coma
  • Premature birth
  • Still birthing occurring in a pregnant woman or one who has already given birth
  • Kidney and liver failure can also occur
  • Associated with pre-eclampsia (late pregnancy)
  • Hypertension, edema or proteinuria
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What is a Hemorrhage?

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-Escape of blood vessels (bleeding)

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What is the absolute contraindication of Hemmorrhage?

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-Massage can increase circulation making this condition worse

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The complications that can occur with Diabetes

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a) gangrene (death of tissue)
b) Advanced heart or kidney disease (weakened heart)
c) very high or unstable blood press (weakened heart)
d) Peripheral blood vessel damage (poor circulation and sensation)

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What occurs with Diabetes?

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  • body is unable to secrete insulin or very little
  • insulin is needed to regulate the amount of sugar in the blood
  • high blood glucose stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
  • without insulin, glucose cannot get into the cells
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What is Hemophilia?

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  • Hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of blood clotting
  • large hematomas is indication of it
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What is the absolute contraindication of Hemophilia?

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-Massage affects circulation causing hyperemia, causing injury to tissues or joints

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What does the liver do? (Liver Failure)

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-Liver function: storage and filtration of blood and other metabolic functions

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Absolute contraindication of Liver failure

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-Massage increases the function of the liver therefor stressing the organ too much

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What is Acute Pneumonia?

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  • Inflammation of lungs with consolidation
  • Air spaces are filled with exudate
  • lungs become firm
  • affects gas exchange
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What is Post Cerebrovascular Accident (STROKE) ?

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  • Sudden reduction of blood supply to areas of the brain

- Condition has not stabilized

18
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Absolute contraindication of Post Cerebrovascular accident (STROKE)

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-Massage can cause acute stroke becuase of increased circulation from massage

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Absolute contraindication of myocardial infraction (heart attack)

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  • Massage Can cause another one

- Massage increases your circulation and would stress weakened and damaged heart

20
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Server Atherosclerosis

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  • Buildup of plaque (cholesterol) in arteries

- Increase circulation for massage may cause heart attack

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Absolute contraindication of severe and unstable hypertension

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  • Severely high and constant blood pressure
  • Even though massage helps to decrease blood pressure; Someone with this condition has damage to the blood vessels and heart and increasing circulation may in fact cause more damage
22
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Absolute contraindication of Shock all types

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  • Widespread reduction and delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissue
  • Need emergency aid can produce irreversible damage to brain if ongoing
23
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Absolute contraindication of significant fever

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  • Temperature above 38°C

- Massage may spread infection

24
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List conditions requiring first aid

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1) Anaphylaxis
2) CVA
3) Epileptic seizure
4) Pneumothorax (presence of air or gas in pleural cavity)
5) Atelectasis (collapse lung)
6) Syncope (fainting)
7) Appendicitis
8) Diabetic coma (too little insulin)
9) Diabetic shock (too much insulin)
10) Myocardial infraction
11) Server asthma attack
12) Status asthmaticus (unable to come out of attack)

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Absolute contraindication of highly metastatic cancer is not judge terminal

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-Massage can spread these cancers faster

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Absolute contraindication of Systemic contagious/infectious conditions

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  • could get yourself

- Could spread it

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