Iatrogenic means?

• A. A disease outcome
• B. Caused by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures
• C. Blood loss
• D. An inherited condition

Answer: (B)

Iatrogenic describes harm or a complication that comes from medical care itself, not from the disease the patient has. It comes from the Greek words for physician and produced by, so it specifically means something caused by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures. An infection after surgery, a medication side effect, or injuries from procedures or imaging are classic examples. This isn’t simply a disease outcome of the illness, nor is it about blood loss in general or an inherited genetic condition.