Virginia HESI Level 4 Practice Test

Iatrogenic refers to something that is:

Caused by medical treatment or intervention. Caused by genetic inheritance. Related to aging. An infectious disease.

Correct Answer:

Caused by medical treatment or intervention.

Explanation:

Iatrogenic describes harm or a condition that results from medical treatment or intervention. This includes side effects from medications, complications from a procedure, or infections acquired in a healthcare setting that arise because of care rather than the patient’s underlying disease. It’s not about genetic inheritance, which is hereditary; it’s not simply aging, though risk can increase with age; and it’s not an infectious disease, which is caused by a pathogen. Remember that some infections can be iatrogenic if they stem from care, but the key idea is that the harm comes from medical treatment or intervention.

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