A patient is given a drug for the first time and develops shortness of breath. The patient's heart rate is 76 beats per minute,the respiratory rate is 20 breaths per minute,and the blood pressure is 120/70 mm Hg. The nurse checks a drug administration manual to make sure the correct dose was given and learns that some patients taking the drug experience shortness of breath. The nurse will contact the provider to report what?
A) An allergic reaction
B) An idiosyncratic effect
C) An iatrogenic response
D) A side effect

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A side effect is a secondary drug effect produced at therapeutic doses. This patient received the correct dose of the drug and developed shortness of breath,which,in this case,is a drug side effect. To experience an allergic reaction,a patient must have prior exposure to a drug and sensitization of the immune response. An idiosyncratic effect results from a genetic predisposition to an uncommon drug response. An iatrogenic response occurs when a drug causes symptoms of a disease.

A Patient Is Given a Drug for the First Time