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Pandemia de Coronavirus (COVID-19) prezint numeroase provocri medicale, sociale i psihologice pentru laringectomizi i pentru furnizorii lor de servicii medicale. Ghidul pacientului laringectomizat n timpul pandemiei cu COVID-19 ofer informii laringectomizilor i purttorilor de canul traheal despre cum s fac f pandemiei cu COVID-19. Acesta conine informii despre cum s prevenii infecia i cum s facei f depresiei, izolrii sociale, fibrozei, limfedemului, problemelor legate de secreia de mucus i scurgerilor de la nivelul protezei vocale. De asemenea, sunt oferite sugestii despre cum s facei f dilatiei esofagiene, spitalizrii, meninerea condiiei fizice i alimentiei adecvate. The corona (COVID-19) pandemic presents many medical, social and psychological challenges for laryngectomees and their medical providers. The Laryngectomee Guide for COVID -19 provides information for laryngectomee and neck breathers how to cope with the COVID -19 pandemic. It contains information how to prevent the infection and deal with depression, social isolation, fibrosis, lymphedema, mucous problems, and voice prosthesis leak. It provides suggestions how to deal with esophageal dilation, hospitalization, and keep fit and eat well. Dr. Itzhak Brook lijecnik je koji se bavi pedijatrijom i zaraznim bolestima. Profesor je pedijatrije na SveuciliStu Georgetown u Washingtonu, a njegova su strucna podrucja anaerobne infekcije i infekcije glave i vrata, ukljucujuci sinusitis. Proveo je opsezno istrazivanje infekcija respiratornog trakta i infekcija nakon izlaganja ionizirajucem zracenju.Dr. Brook sluzio je 27 godina u americkoj mornarici.Autor je Sest medicinskih udzbenika, 160 poglavlja medicinskih knjiga i preko 770 znanstvenih publikacija.Urednik je tri i suradnik urednika cetiri medicinska casopisa.Dr. Brook autor je knjiga “Moj glas – osobno iskustvo lijecnika s rakom grla”, “Vodic za laringektomirane osobe” i “U pijesku Sinaja – izvjeStaj lijecnika o ratu Yom-Kippur”.Clan je odbora Saveza za rak glave i vrata. Dr. Brook je dobitnik nagrade za predavanje za medicinsku etiku J. Conley za Americku akademiju za otolaringologiju – kirurgija glave i vrata za 2012. godinu. Doktoru Brooku dijagnosticiran je rak grla 2006.godine, a laringektomiran je 2008. godine. Dr. Itzhak Brook is a physician who specializes in pediatrics and infectious diseases. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Washington D.C. and his areas of expertise are anaerobic and head and neck infections including sinusitis. He has done extensive research on respiratory tract infections and infections following exposure to ionizing radiation. Dr. Brook is the author of “My Voice-a Physician’s Personal Experience with Throat Cancer”, ” The Laryngectomee Guide”, and “In the Sands of Sinai-a Physician’s Account of the Yom-Kippur War”. He is a board member of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance. Dr. Brook is the recipient of the 2012 J. Conley Medical Ethics Lectureship Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Brook was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006 and became a laryngectomee in 2008.
