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Contraindications
IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE
FOLLOWING
CONTRAINDICATIONS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT
YOUR
CONDITION
OR THE USE OF YOUR FREQUENCER
®
V2x,
CONSULT YOUR
PHYSICIAN.
WARNING:
Tests
with the
Frequencer
®
V2x were performed
with
patients in a
sitting
or slightly reclined position. Use of
the
Frequencer
®
V2x is
contraindicated
in the
following
cases:
_subcutaneous
emphysema
_recent epidural spinal
infusion
or spinal
anesthesia
_recent skin grafts, or flaps,
on
the
thorax
_burns, open wounds, and
skin
infections of the
thorax
_subcutaneous
pacemaker
_tuberculosis of the
lungs
_lung
contusion
_bronchospasm
_osteomyelitis of the
ribs
_osteoporosis
_coagulopathy
_complaint
of chest-wall
pain
WARNING:
When postural drainage is used, postural
drainage
therapy is generally
contraindicated
if any of the
following
conditions are
present:
_intracranial pressure
(ICP) >
20 mm
Hg
_recent head
and/or
neck
injury
_acute spinal injury or
active
hemoptysis
_esophageal
surgery
_recent spinal
surgery
(eg,
laminectomy)
or
acute
spinal
injury
_recent
neurosurgery,
aneurysms, or eye
surgery
_surgical wound or
healing
tissue
_active hemorrhage
with
hemodynamic
instability
_emphysema
_bronchopleural
fistula
_pulmonary edema associated
with
congestive heart
failure
_large pleural
effusions
_pulmonary
embolism
_intolerance of position changes
_rib fracture,
with
or
without
flail
chest
_uncontrolled hypertension
_distended
abdomen
_recent gross
hemoptysis
related to recent
lung
carcinoma treated
surgically
or
with radiation therapy
_uncontrolled
airway at
risk
for aspiration (tube
feeding
or recent
meal
If you are
uncertain about
any of the
information,
consult
your
physician.
The Frequencer
®
instruction manual
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