EMBEDA exposes patients and other users to the risks of opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse, which can lead to overdose and death. Assess each patientâs risk prior to prescribing EMBEDA, and monitor all patients regularly for the development of these behaviors and conditions. Life-threatening Respiratory Depression
Definition of Mental retardation. Mental retardation: The condition of having an IQ measured as below 70 to 75 and significant delays or lacks in at least two areas of adaptive skills. Mental retardation is present from childhood. Between 2 and 3 percent of the general population meet the criteria for mental retardation.
See also: Developmental disability. Intellectual disability (ID), also called intellectual development disorder (IDD) or general learning disability, and formerly known as mental retardation (MR), is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning.5â90% of the affected people have mild intellectual disability. Non-syndromic or idiopathic cases accounts for 30â50% of cases. About a quarter of cases are caused by a genetic disorder.