Vol. 74 No. 6 (2024): December

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Editorial

• Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Industry: A New World Order in Medicine and Allied

  Sohail Sabir, Kanwal Sohail

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Original Articles

• Role of Intense Pulse Light Therapy on Dry Eyes in Pakistani Population

  Murtaza Sameen, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Adnan, Abdul Rauf, Jawwad Ahmad, Khalid Naimat

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• Antibiotics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Outcomes in Single versus Multiple Dose Phylaxis in Terms of Surgical Site Infections

  Muhammad Arslan Zafar, Muhammad Qasim Butt, Usman Ghani, Mansoor Tariq Azeem , Muhammad Zain Farooq, Ishel Farid Malik

  1481-1484

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• Factors Associated with Post Stroke Dysphagia Recommendations in Pakistan:  Compliance by Caregivers Perspective

  Rimsha Shakeel, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain, Maryam Shakeel, Nadeem Ahmad

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• Antracycline Induced Early Onset Chronic Cardiotoxicity in Cancer Patients

  Ibtisam Idrees, Riaz Ahmad, Muhammad Nadeem, Amjad Khan, Atifa Gilani, Rahimullah Khattak

  1492-1495

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• Comparison of Post-Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy receiving Oral Post-Operative Analgesia Augmented by Bupivacaine versus Post-Operative Intravenous Analgesia Alone

  Muhammad Usman Jawed, Adnan Ali, Musab Umair ; Adee Hussain; Syed Hamza Shirazi, Nauman Alam

  1496-1499

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• Male Readiness for Contraception and its Determinants: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Sana Iqbal, Naila Azam, Saira Maroof, Shamim Irshad, Sadaf Rashid, Nadia Sultan

  1500-1504

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• Anterior Knee Pain after Bone Patellar Tendon Bone Graft for Arthroscopic-Assisted Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  Javaid Iqbal Niazi, Muhammad Arsalan Azmat Swati, Zeeshan Aslam, Zainullah Kakkar, Adeel Habib

  1505-1508

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• Efficacy of Phenylephrine and Ephedrine for Treatment of Hypotension Encountered During Caesarean Section

  Khursheed Hassan Leghari, Usman Ahmed, Aftab Hussain, Ali Arslan Munir, Sumbal Rana, Sajid Razzaq

  1509-1512

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• Efficacy of I-131 MIBG Myocardial Scintigraphy for the Differentiation Between Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy

  Mehmood Hussain, Fida Hussain, Asad Malik, Malik Nadeem Azam Khan, Zaigham Saleem, Maryam Rehman

  1513-1517

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• Albumin and Sex Hormone Binding Globulin based Testosterone Indices in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

  Sikandar Hayat Khan, Uzma Urooj, Zeeshan Ali Quereshi, Urwa Sarwar, Rahat Shahid, Chaudhry Qamar Ul Haq Noor

  1518-1523

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• Outcomes of Onlay Versus Sublay Mesh Hernioplasty for Ventral Abdominal Hernias

  Saadan Saleem, Syeda Rifaat Qamar Naqvi, Aimen Luqman, Hasnain Razzaque, Mahlail Hassan Khan, Qazi Tafheem Ul Haq

  1524-1527

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• Evaluation of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  Momna Arooj Malik, Muhammad Anwar, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Afshan Bibi, Muhammad Usman Munir, Muhammad Younas

  1528-1530

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• Continuous Threat of Growing Antimicrobial Resistance Among Salmonella Typhi Isolates: A Multicenter Study from Pakistan

  Ashfaq Hussain, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Luqman Satti, Faisal Hanif, Saba Sarwar, Fatima Sana

  1531-1535

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• Trends in Nosocomial Blood Stream Infection in PICU of a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Umer Waqar Azeem, Nighat Sultana, Muhammad Sarwar, Ghazala Shaffqat, Anila Jamil, Sana Jamil

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• Clinical and Hematological Characteristics of Patients with Fast Moving Hemoglobins   Diagnosed in a Tertiary Level Laboratory

  Syeda Samia Shafaat, Maymoona Suhail Qasmi, Muhammad Iqbal, Manzar Bozdar, Saima Saad

  1540-1543

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• Comparison of Post-Operative Analgesic Effects of Intrathecal Dexmeditomidine Versus Intrathecal Ketamine Added to Bupivacaine in Total Knee Replacement Surgeries

  Fahad Hasnain, Munim Saeed, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Muhammad Mohsin Riaz, Waqas Khalil, Muhammad Huzaifa Sharif

  1544-1547

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• Comparison of Oral Ivermectin and Permethrin 5% Lotion in Treatment of Pediculosis Capitis

  Huma Farid, Bushra Muzaffar, Muhammad Adeel Siddiqui, Majid Hussain, Danyal Sajjad, Zahra Nigar

  1548-1551

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• Efficacy of 5% Minoxidil Versus Platelet Rich Plasma in Treatment of Alopecia Areata

  Saman Iqbal Goraya, Safoora Aamir, Beenish Jabeen Bajwa, Beenish Rahat, Tassmia Afzal, Riffat Naseem

  1552-1555

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Transvaginal Strain Sonoelastography in Differentiating Between Endometrial Hyperplasia versus Carcinoma Among Postmenopausal Women

  Abu Bakar Rauf, Mah Jabeen Masood, Awais Ahmed, Ali Mansoor, Aisha Asghar, Sadaf Arooj

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• Diastolic Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Hospital

  Hafiz Asad Saeed, Syed Waqar Abbas; Muhammad Yasir; Syeda Fatima Zareen, Muhammad Hammad, Muhammad Usman

  1560-1563

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• Clinicopathological Features of Pakistani Patients with Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Associated Disease (MOGAD)

  Muhammad Zain Arshad, Muhammad Omair Riaz, Dawood Ahmad, Muhammad Hussain, Ayesha Tanveer, Maryam Bibi

  1564-1568

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• Comparison of Serum Lipid Profile in Cirrhotic Versus Non-Cirrhotic Patients with Viral Hepatitis

  Mehar Rehman, Tariq Bashir Tareen, Muhammad Umair Ijaz Malik, Muhammad Uzair Ijaz Malik

  1569-1572

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• Post-Operative Wound Infection after Elective Abdominal Surgery in Diabetic Patients with Good Glycemic Control Versus Patients with no Diabetes; A Comparative Study

  Muhammad Shahzad, Bilal Saeed, Hammad Qayyum , Waqas Farooq , Shakeel Ahmed , Basit Ali Cheema

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• Efficacy of Oral Racecadotril in Children with Acute Watery Diarrhea

  Rida Tahir, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Hira Javed, Maryam Ijaz

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• Perioperative Complications in Patients of Acute Cholecystitis, Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy versus Interval Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; A Comparative Study

  Najmul Hassan, Shahid Mehmood Khan, Khurram Bajwa, Syed Mukarram Hussain, Wajeeha Batool, Imran Ashraf

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• Comparison of Ultrasound and Motoyama Formula for Estimation of Endotracheal Tube Diameter in Pediatric Patients

  Tasneem Alam, Sajjad Qureshi, Chaudhry Amjad Ali, Akhtar Hussain, Kaukab Majeed, Awais Qarni

  1588-1592

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• Correlation of Placenta Accreta Index with Maternal Outcomes in Patients with Morbidly Adherent Placenta

  Fatima Sharif Khan, Beenish Khan, Kaswar Sajjad Ansari, Munnaza Andleeb, Surayya Jabeen, Syeda Uzma

  1593-1598

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• Effect of Smoking on Antiplatelet Action of  Clopidogrel in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease

  Usman Nawaz, Mudassar Noor, Waqar Aslam Khan, Salman Bakhtiyar, Amina Nawaz

  1599-1603

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• Evaluation of Penicillin Binding Protein 2a (PBP-2a) Latex Agglutination Assay for Rapid Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated from Blood Culture Growth

  Riffat Bushra, Sakeenah Hussain Naqvi, Irfan Ali Mirza, Anam Imtiaz, Rabia Sajjad, Maria Mushtaq Gill

  1604-1608

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• Efficacy of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection with Local Anesthetic and Ozone Versus Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection with Local Anesthetic in Patients with Lumbar Radiculopathy

  Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Rashid Iqbal, Chaudhry Raheel Ranjha, Mudassar Iqbal, Aijaz Ali, Ameer Yaseer Zaid

  1609-1613

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• Evaluation of the Role of Losartan in the Prevention of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia in Rats

  Arooj Shahid, Akbar Waheed, Shabana Ali, Kulsoom Farhat, Sikandar Mehmood, Mehwish Amin

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• Modification of Surgical Instruments: A Need of the Hour

  Ghulam Rasool Tariq, Saqib Ur Rehman, Uzma Rasool

  1619-1623

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• Effect of Physical Training on Oxygen Saturation at Very High Altitude in Young Males

  Syed Hassan Raza, Shahzeb Ahmed Satti, Abdur Rehaman Arshad, Azhar Ali Chaudry, Muhammad Imran, Raheel Iftikhar

  1624-1627

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• Role of Radiology in Diagnosis of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis

  Nauman Jamil, Jahangir Ahmad Afridi, Muhammad Khan, Kamran Zamurrad Malik, Faisal Manzoor, Naeem Riaz Bhalli

  1628-1632

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• Does Participation in Peer Assisted Learning Programs as a Tutor Lead to an Increase in Teaching Skills Domains? A Quasi-Experimental Study

  Ayub Ahmed Khan, Kinza Hussain, Anam Asif, Mustafa Khan

  1633-1638

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• Co-Existence of Uterine Myomas and Endometriosis in Women Undergoing Myomectomy/Hysterectomy

  Arwa Fatima, Tehreem Yazdani, Bushra Zafar, Hira Shafqat

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• Pattern of Skin Diseases in Children Attending Dermatology Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Aamir Habib, Reham Binte Aamir, Hafsa Nazeer, Asfa Ahmed, Mohsin Mehmood Ansari, Arslan Ahmed Basra

  1645-1649

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• Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) as an Early Predictor of Severity in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

  Muhammad Nafe Bin Tahir, Roshnik Ayub, Hanya Awaba, Shehzad Ahmed Abbasi, Muhammad Yousaf Shah, Muhammad Ans

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• Enhanced Recovery after Planned Gynaecological Surgery: A Study on Gut Motility and Hospital Stay

  Uzma Saleem, Nadia Arif

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• Comparison of Age, Gender, and Bacteria Isolated with Antibiotics Resistance  Patterns on Urine Cultures

  Mumtaz Amir, Ahmed Hassaan Malik, Muhammad Rehan Saleem

  1659-1664

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• Menstrual Hygiene Management and its Association with Socio-economic Inequalities: A Cross-Sectional Study at Two Tertiary Care Hospitals of Rawalpindi

  Iman Suhail, Ifrah Sajid, Shaista Zulfiqar, Aisha Akhtar, Mishal Suhail

  1665-1669

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• Comparison of the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response System and Alvarado Scores for the Prediction of the Acute Appendicitis

  Paras Ibn E Ali, Muhammad Ayub Ashraf Malhi, Nosheen Abbas, Ammara Iqbal Muhammad, Usman Bin Ali, Sohaib Ashraf

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• Carotid Artery Stenting in Patients undergoing Emergency Intracranial Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke

  Sabih Nofal, Atif Shiraz, Jahanzeb Liaquat, Sohail Akhtar, Ghulam Abbas, Atiq Ur Rehman Slehriya

  1674-1678

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• The Spectrum of Malignant Tumours at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi

  Muhammad Tahir Khadim, Bushra Parveen, Hafeez Ud Din, Amna Ameer, Ayesha Arif

  1679-1682

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• Induction with Taxane/Platinum Based/5-Fu (TPF) Chemotherapy as a Predictor of  Response to Definitive Concurrent Chemo Radiotherapy (CCRT) in Locally Advanced Inoperable Head and Neck Cancers

  Batool Aslam Memon, Ghulam Haider, Tooba Ather, Maliha Ashfaq, Muhammad Aslam, Sana Sehar

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• Assessing the Therapeutic Role of Oral Gastrografin in Subacute Intestinal Obstruction

  Muhammad Zubair, Syed Muhammad Noman, Ammad ud Din Nasir, Arsalan Sharif Malik, Faheem Ullah Naz, Amna Ramzan

  1689-1693

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• Correlation between Prostatic Volume and International Prostatic Symptom Score in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

  Hafsa Sadiq, Rizwan Bilal, Mobeen Shafique, Sana Waqar, Qurat Ul Ain Ghazanfar, Sehrish Azam

  1694-1698

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• Outcome of Pedicled Perforator Flaps in Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects in Lower   One-Third of the Leg

  Afia Ayub, Shahid Hameed Choudhary, Abdul Majid, Shah Faisal, Liaque Khalid, Muhammad Umer Qureshi

  1699-1704

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• Does Improvement in Respiratory Function after Hemodialysis Correlate with Ultrafiltration Volume?

  Najmush Shakireen, Muhammad Amir, Abdul Rehman Arshad, Zain ul Abideen, Sobia Zaheer Ullah, Rabeea Ihtesham

  1705-1709

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• Reconstruction of Upper Limb Long Bone Defects with Vascularized Free Fibula in Pediatric Population: A Review of the Functional Outcomes

  Maimoona Goher, Mamoon Rashid, Saad Ur Rehman, Farwa Shabbir, Shahzaib Aslam, Amna Kifayat

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• Educational Environment in A Medical College: Exploration of Strengths, Weaknesses and Improvement Strategies

  Mahmood Ul Hassan, Abid Ashar

  1716-1722

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• Frequency of Malignancy on Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy in Patients with Exudative Pleural Effusion

  Farhan Ullah, Farhan Ahmed Majeed , Bilal Umair, Muhib Ullah, Jawad, Warda Farhan

  1723-1726

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• Clinical Response of Meropenem versus Meropenem and Azithromycin in Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella

  Muhammad Ameen, Sundus Ali, Jawad Ashraf, Naaz Ikram, Ayesha Siddiqi, Asif Naseer

  1727-1731

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• Assessment of Mental Health and Mental Health Literacy Among Medical Students of HITEC-IMS

  Sidra Farooq, Anwar Bibi, Furqan Basim, Waqas Khan, Abdul Rehman Sani, Muhammad Shoaib Ali, Aashi Ahmed

  1732-1736

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• Frequency of Adjunctive Treatments Requiring Referrals among Patients at Prosthodontics Department in Pakistan

  Ali Waqar Qureshi, Adnan Sunny, Sardar Waleed Babar, Areesha Ahsan, Shujaat Hasan Idris, Natasha Khan

  1737-1742

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• Electrothermal Vessel Sealing a Time Saving Alternative to Classic Suturing in Total Abdominal Hysterectomy; A Retrospective Study

  Sadaf Zohra, Shazia Firdos Chohan, Wajeha Najeeb, Naima Komal, Rabia Mohsin, Abida Islam

  1743-1747

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• Challenges and Barriers Towards Medical Research Among Medicaland Dental Students of Public Sector Medical College

  Umme Ammarah Omer, Muhammad Ali Abbasi , Ayan-ur- Razzaq, Shaista Noor Qureshi, Madeeha Tiwana, Khaula Zahid

  1748-1753

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• Premedication with Dexmedetomidine versus Midazolam for Prevention of Emergence  Delirium in Children

  Waqar Ahmed, M. Umair Khan, Bilal Yasin, Muhammad Saeed, Waqas Tariq, Fazal Hussain Fazal

  1754-1758

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• Spectrum of Mutations in Chorionic Villous Samples  for Prenatal Diagnosis of Thalassemia in Patients Presenting at a Tertiary Care Diagnostic Centre

  Annum Sardar, Helen Mary Robert, Fahim Akhtar, Asad Mahmood, Sadia Ali, Saima Zahir

  1759-1762

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Review Articles

• Immune Response to Dengue Virus Infection: Mechanisms and Implications

  Dr. Duong Thuy Linh, Muhammad Nadir Shabbir

  1763-1771

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• Breathe Stronger, Walk Farther: Inspiratory Muscle Training Post Lung Resection Surgery A Systematic Review

  Sana Shahzad, Ayesha Sonia, Danish Zaman, Saima Ali, Hamza Ahmed, Muhammad haris Raza

  1772-1777

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Short Communication

• Effects and Outcomes of Temporomandibular Joint Due to Wisdom Tooth Extraction

  Hamd Ali Hussain, Ayesha Arooj, Hammad Shakeel, Sana Tauqeer, Sidra Saleem, Syed Zahid Hussain

  1778-1781

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Case Reports

• Acute Liver Failure in a Neonate; A Case Report

  Misbah Fakih, Sidrah Tariq, Muhammad Shoaib, Farooq Ikram, Hafsa Asad

  1782-1784

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• Acute Appendicitis with Unexpected Atypical Findings – A Case Report

  Afrah Malik, Asif Niaz, Ejaz Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir Younas

  1785-1786

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Author Index

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Subject Index

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