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MENTAL MODEL · M0302

Iatrogenic Injury

Iatrogenic Injury
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Refers to additional harm caused to the patient by the diagnosis or treatment itself (e.g., drug side effects, hospital-acquired infections), i.e., "treatment causing disease."

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Additional harm caused by the diagnostic or therapeutic process itself.

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Iatrogenic injury refers to patient harm caused by medical actions (examinations, medications, surgeries) themselves, rather than by the disease.

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