Doctors sometimes diagnose patients with diseases that do not exist.
This was stated by Anna Zhukova, a general practitioner and deputy chief physician of the Be Healthy medical center.
She emphasized in a conversation with the Prime agency that the list of diseases that evidence-based medicine simply doubts is quite extensive.
Vegetative-vascular dystonia
This diagnosis is most often made by doctors based on the principle “you need to diagnose something and treat it.”
According to Zhukova, such a diagnosis does not exist in the International Classification of Diseases.
At the same time, some doctors do not want to see that behind complaints of weakness, dizziness, and darkening of the eyes, there are more serious diseases, and not VSD.
Dysbacteriosis
Doctors tend to favor this diagnosis when it comes to gastrointestinal dysfunction.
However, as the doctor noted, this is not a separate disease, but a violation of the balance of intestinal microflora.
Back pain
Most patients with back pain are diagnosed with osteochondrosis, which leads to incorrect management and treatment tactics.
The above symptoms may be a consequence of degenerative-dystrophic and age-related changes in the musculoskeletal system and cartilage.
Sand in the kidneys
Micronephrolithiasis is most often the initial stage of urolithiasis.
Here it is important to get the correct diagnosis from a urologist.
Avitaminosis
Deficiency of micro- and macroelements can be caused by serious somatic pathologies, and not just by seasonality and other factors.
The doctor recommends that if a non-existent disease is diagnosed, you should consult another specialist to get a second opinion.
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