Iatrogenesis Flashcards

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When and who presented it

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1976, Ivan Illich

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What are the 3 types of Iatrogenesis?

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Clinical,
Social,
Cultural

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What type of Iatrogenesis is: health contracted in hospital or caused by medical treatment
Examples

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Clinical.

Medication side effects, dependence on prescription drugs, cross infection such as MRSA

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Which type of Iatrogenesis is:loss of coping and right to self care resulting from medicalised daily life.
What examples of resulting affect

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Social

Hypochondriacs, consumers of curative, preventable, industrialised and environmental medication.

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What type of Iatrogenesis is: the loss of means whereby people cope with pain and suffering, resulting from the unrealistic expectations generated by medicine?
What does it cause

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Cultural

Culture is over medicalised Drs assume the role of priests, political and social problems enter the medical domain

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Inadvertent and preventable introduction of disease or complication by medical treatment or procedures by medical staff

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Iatrogenesis

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