Indications / Contraindications
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has metal foreign body in the tissue (implants, pacemaker)
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has significant fluid retention in the body (for example, pleural effusion,
ascites)
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is unconscious or not fully responsive
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is a baby or infant
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has damp clothes or wet dressings
Do not apply shortwave diathermy
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if there are open wounds, hemorrhage, ischemic tissue, tuberculous joints, or
acute infections within the treatment area.
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over or in close proximity to active cancer, as therapy may increase blood
flow to the tumor.
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on patients, or within 10 feet of a person, with Cardiac Pacemakers or
implanted defibrillators.
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on patients, or within 10 feet of patients, who have ANY implanted systems
with RF programming, or metallic lead, or any implanted system that may or
may not contain a lead. Both the thermal and sub-thermal modes of operation
pose a risk of tissue destruction.
