While being treated for one disease process, a patient begins demonstrating manifestations of another disease process. The nurse realizes that the patient is experiencing which of the following classifications of a disease?

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Iatrogenic diseases are those that occur as a result of medical interventions or treatments for another disease process. In this scenario, the patient is experiencing manifestations of another disease process while being treated for a different condition, indicating an iatrogenic disease.

While Being Treated for One Disease Process, a Patient Begins