The etimology (origin) of the word, “iatrogenic” is from the Greek:
iatros – physician
genic – English
iat·ro·gen·ic \ ī-ˌa-trə-ˈjen-ik adjective
Iatrogenic (Merriam-Webster)
“induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures
iatrogenically
-ˈjen-i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
iatrogenicity
In other words, the physician did it.
Examples of Iatrogenic Events:
- George Washington was blood-let by physicians who thought they were saving him. His death was iatrogenic.
- The pharmacist misread the doctor’s handwriting and gave the patient the wrong drug. The patient got the wrong drug due to an iatrogenic handwriting error.
- (Extreme case) The surgeon amputated the wrong leg. The mistake was iatrogenic.
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Curiosity and not knowing what it meant but then remembered after reading your post that I’d read it before somewhere recently #brainfog LOL 😉
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Oh! Brain fog will do that to you every time, and I hope that’s not iatrogenic! 😉 Thank You for stopping by! You should Tweet me too @TheRebelPatient ~ you’re invited!
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;-D Thankyou. Wishing you wellness 🙂
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Thank you for your comment – it’s great to know what’s going on in medicine these days, right? So much with healthcare, medical error as #3 cause of death, and… oh the non-“opioid crisis” is another big one. I need to write a blog on that next. After I turn in The Rebel Patient to publish.
Have updated it to reflect iatrogenic suicides due to no pain meds – truly sad. I pray you and all who stop by are not affected. Any of us can have pain tomorrow, so hope to pave the road responsibly. 😉 ((Hugs!))
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