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Predgovor ︲ Preface

Sabina Škrgat1,2

Pričujoča monografija je nastajala samoza- Our first monograph already confident- 1 University Medical Centre
vestno. Ker je bila pred njo že naša prva, ki ly found a place in the hands of pneumolo- Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
je orala ledino. In je našla mesto v rokah spe- gy residents and doctors, who saw an oppor-
cializantov pnevmologije in zdravnikov, ki so tunity to upgrade and test their severe asthma 2 Faculty of Medicine,
v njej videli priložnost za nadgradnjo in pre- knowledge. And that made me incredibly University of Ljubljana,
verjanje svojega znanja. In to me je neznan- happy. I was delighted to see monographs in Ljubljana, Slovenia
sko veselilo. Veselile so me malo pomečkane hands of young doctors with an underlined
monog­ rafije v rokah mladih zdravnikov s and colour-coded text of some chapters in the
podčrtanim in barvno označenim tekstom process of learning.
nekaterih poglavij.
Severe Asthma Forums (SAFs), which
Astma forumi (SAF), ki so sledili s svo- followed with their topics, are also the cor-
jimi temami, so tudi temelj za nastanek sedaj nerstone for now the second Monograph. At
druge monografije. Na tem mestu se posebej this point, I would especially like to thank
zahvaljujem profesorjem Sanji Popović-Grle, professors Sanja Popović-Grle, Mitja Košnik
Mitji Košniku in Zorici Lazić za opravljeno and Zorica Lazić for their role of peer re-
recenzentsko vlogo. Besedila smo povezali v view. Chapters have been linked to the sto-
zgodbo Monitoring and Treatable Traits in ry of Monitoring and Treatable Traits in Se-
Severe Asthma in si tako dopustili opredel- vere Asthma and thus allowed us to define
itev do disfunkcionalnega dihanja, fenotipov dysfunctional breathing, asthma phenotypes,
astme in nekaterih astmi pridruženih bolezni some asthma comorbidities and monitoring
ter spremljanja bolnikov z astmo. Nekatera of patients with severe asthma. Some chap-
poglavja so zastavljena tako, kot v klinični ters are written according to our clinical work
praksi v dobrih centrih za hudo astmo tudi v in good severe asthma centres- with typical
resnici postopamo – multidisciplinarno. multidisciplinary approach.

Ker obravnava bolnika s hudo astmo ni Because treating a patient with severe
zgolj zdravljenje, je kanček umetnosti. asthma is not just a therapy, it is also a bit of art.

Srečno. Good luck!

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