{"id":220797,"date":"2025-05-28T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=220797"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:37:17","slug":"examples-of-adverse-events-ae-include-which-of-the-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/28\/examples-of-adverse-events-ae-include-which-of-the-following\/","title":{"rendered":"Examples of adverse events (AE) include which of the following"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Examples of adverse events (AE) include which of the following?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Damaged wheelchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. Anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. Decreased blood sodium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Enlarged thyroid on physical examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. B, C, and D only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F. All the above are adverse events (AEs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer: E. B, C, and D only.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An adverse event (AE)<\/strong> is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant who has been administered a pharmaceutical product<\/strong>. It does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment<\/strong>. AEs can be symptoms, signs, abnormal lab findings, or diseases<\/strong>, whether or not related to the drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s evaluate each option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A. Damaged wheelchair<\/strong> \u2013 This is not<\/strong> considered an adverse event. Although it may negatively affect a patient\u2019s experience or pose a safety risk, it is a device or equipment malfunction<\/strong>, not a medical occurrence or change in the patient’s health status. Therefore, it does not<\/strong> meet the criteria for an AE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B. Anxiety<\/strong> \u2013 Anxiety is a psychological symptom<\/strong> that affects a patient\u2019s health status. If it occurs during a clinical trial or after receiving treatment, it qualifies as an AE even if it is not proven to be caused by the treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • C. Decreased blood sodium<\/strong> \u2013 Also known as hyponatremia<\/strong>, this is a clinically significant laboratory abnormality<\/strong>. Such findings are explicitly included in the definition of an AE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • D. Enlarged thyroid on physical examination<\/strong> \u2013 This is a new or worsening physical finding<\/strong> that could indicate an underlying pathological condition (e.g., goiter or thyroid disease). It is considered an AE if it occurs or is detected during the study period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Hence, B, C, and D<\/strong> all represent medical events or abnormalities<\/strong> and qualify as AEs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, A (damaged wheelchair)<\/strong> is not a medical occurrence and thus does not<\/strong> qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion:<\/strong> The correct answer is E. B, C, and D only<\/strong>, because these represent changes in a participant\u2019s health status that meet the definition of adverse events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Examples of adverse events (AE) include which of the following? A. Damaged wheelchair. B. Anxiety. C. Decreased blood sodium. D. Enlarged thyroid on physical examination. E. B, C, and D only. F. All the above are adverse events (AEs). The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct Answer: E. B, C, and D only. Explanation: An […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-220797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}