iatrogenic
/ʌɪˌatrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk
/adjective
Relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment: drugs may cause side effects which can lead to iatrogenic disease...
- This means significant cost savings in medications and possible iatrogenic side effects.
- Blood tests can induce iatrogenic anaemia in patients, are time consuming for staff, and are costly.
- By encouraging better adherence, our pharmacists may have precipitated iatrogenic illness that previously had been avoided.
Derivatives
iatrogenesis
/ noun ...- Familiarity with these commonly-occurring disorders helps the nurse prevent unnecessary iatrogenesis and promote optimal function of the aging patient.
- Clinical iatrogenesis is the injury done to patients by ineffective, toxic, and unsafe treatments.
- A thorough assessment is essential to rule out iatrogenesis and treatable contributing causes.