Which of the following best defines a complication?
a. A disease, illness, or ill health that is separate from the presenting problem but that occurs at the same time as the presenting problem
b. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of the patient's presenting problem
c. The actual death of the patient, or increased potential for death due to the patient's presenting problem, a drastic worsening of the presenting problem, or associated disease process
d. A state of disease, illness, or ill health
b) A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of the patient's presenting problem
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