MUDr. Vladimír Čalkovský, calkovsky(at)jfmed.uniba.sk

Dear readers, this book is continuation of Otorhinolaryngology I. It focuses on the function and diseases of esophagus, external, middle and inner ear and includes a short chapter on phoniatrics. Similar to the first part, emphasis is placed on practical information for undergraduate students and healthcare professionals with interest in otorhinolaryngology. Family practitioners and pediatricians may encounter many conditions summarized in the book, among them especially inflammation and tumors of the ears. The aim is for medical and dental students to understand better the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, including ENT screening methods, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the diseases of esophagus and ears.

Dear students, the textbook Otorhinolaryngology I is written by the author from Jessenius Faculty of Medicine Comenius University in Martin who has been teaching otorhinolaryngology for decades. He has translated his experiences into the study materials in order to facilitate, and perhaps make the study of this medical field interesting. This first part of the book consists of chapters that cover area of nose and paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. Emphasis is placed on practical information that can be used not only by undergraduate students when studying otorhinolaryngology but also later in their clinical practice. Many of the conditions described here can be encountered even by primary care physicians for adults and children. The most common are inflammations of the upper airways, but also tumors or suffocation. We believe that the text may be of help to general medicine and dental students to understand the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, including ENT screening methods, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ENT diseases.

Milí študenti, dostáva sa vám do rúk študijný materiál z pera martinských autorov, ktorí sa výučbe otorinolaryngológie venujú dlhé roky. Do skrípt pretavili svoje skúsenosti a postrehy, aby tak uľahčili, a možno aj zatraktívnili, štúdium tohto zaujímavého medicínskeho odboru. Skriptá sú členené na kapitoly, ktoré zahŕňajú jednotlivé oblasti v pôsobnosti otorinolaryngológie. Dôraz sa kladie na praktické informácie, ktoré absolvent teoretickej a praktickej výučby predmetu Otorinolaryngológia využije nielen pri pregraduálnom štúdiu a počas skúšky, ale aj neskôr v klinickej praxi. A to aj v prípade, že sa nebude venovať „krčnému“ lekárstvu. S mnohými stavmi, ktoré sú tu opísané, sa môžete neskôr stretnúť v ambulanciách ako lekári prvého kontaktu pre dospelých a deti. Najčastejšími sú zápaly horných dýchacích orgánov, uší, ale aj nádorové ochorenia, alebo akútne dusivé stavy. Veríme, že skriptá budú užitočným pomocníkom študentom všeobecného a zubného lekárstva. Pomôžu uspokojiť zvedavosť pri poznávaní etiológie, príznakov, diagnostiky, vrátane vyšetrovacích metód v ORL, diferenciálnej diagnostiky, liečby a prognózy ORL chorôb.