Lecture: "Unexplained Symptoms"

Today many people experience various pains, shortness of breath, heart rhythm disturbances, a lingering cough, weakness, and other symptoms that worsen their lives. Often even after thorough examinations, doctors cannot determine the cause of these problems. What is behind these symptoms? Is it true that they are related to stress? To overcome such unexplained symptoms, cooperation between patient and doctor is necessary. A practicing physician and cardiologist Yaroslav Ashikhmin will explain how to properly support yourself or your loved ones in such a situation.

The lecture will cover the following topics:
— causes of unexplained symptoms and chronic fatigue syndrome;
— which tests are truly necessary to avoid missing serious diseases;
— how to prepare for a consultation and establish interaction with doctors;
— the impact of a prior coronavirus infection and stress on the development of chronic fatigue syndrome.

As Yaroslav Ashikhmin notes: «One single symptom—for example, weakness—can be so pronounced that a person has to quit work or can’t even get out of bed. People move from one doctor to another for years, going through many expensive examinations that show no significant deviations. In many cases, the cause is psychosomatics, when the brain perceives ordinary bodily sensations as pathological. At the lecture we’ll discuss what to do if you or your loved ones are in a similar situation».

Yaroslav Ashikhmin is a candidate of medical sciences, a physician, a cardiologist, and an adviser to the CEO of the Center for Medical Care Expertise and Quality Control.