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Abstract
The problem of iatrogenic pathology has become increasingly important in recent years. This is largely due to the increased demands of patients and the increased attention of human rights lawyers to the quality of medical care and the so-called adverse effects of treatment. Unfortunately, the very term "iatrogenic" in society is perceived a priori as something negative, if not criminal.
Establishing and, most importantly, documenting the presence of a particular iatrogenic pathology in a patient will allow, when analyzing specific cases, to look for and find possible ways to prevent it in the future. Voluntary or involuntary disguise of iatrogenics, writing it off for subjective or objective reasons - this is a dead end path. Following them, we will be able to justify the occurrence of a particular pathology in a particular patient, but we will not be able to change the situation as a whole. Recognition of the fact of iatrogenics will make it possible to establish its causes and, consequently, to find ways to prevent them. Thus, in society, mainly among patients and lawyers, a more tolerant, calm attitude towards iatrogenic diseases will be formed, and the term itself will not shock the layman so much.