Otorhinolaryngology is a special clinical discipline that studies the morphological and physiological characteristics of the pathology of the ear and upper respiratory tract. The ear and the upper respiratory tract are primarily affected by harmful environmental factors: noise, vibration, ionizing radiation, dust, various chemical compounds, angular and rectilinear accelerations, many times higher than the sensitivity thresholds; ENT organs are often affected in acute and chronic infectious diseases that cause the development of gross organic pathology and persistent dysfunction of auditory and vestibular functions, which goes along with a prolonged disability; thus diseases of ENT organs often lead to damage to various organs and systems of the body. All of the above makes obvious the need for a thorough study of the morphological and physiological characteristics and pathology of ENT organs by students of the General Medicine faculty of a medical university.
 

Total labor input: 4 credits (144 hours)
Classroom sessions: 72 hours
Students’ independent work: 72 hours
Semester: 8
Final control: exam