Vol. 73 No. 3 (2023): June

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Published: 28-06-2023

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Editorial

How good can HDL Cholesterol be? Recent Evidence and way forward for Clinical Practice

Sikandar Hayat Khan

605-06
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Original Articles

Factors Affecting the Success Rate of Intrauterine Insemination in the Treatment of Subfertility Following Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation

Rabia Imran, Shehla Baqai, Asifa Siraj, Sumaira Khan, Uzma Urooj, Sadaf Zohra

607-11
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Ligament Reconstruction in Patients Operated Arthroscopically with Bone-Patellar Bone Graft Using Lysholm Score

Khalil Ur Rehman, Shahzad Inam, Atiq Ur Rehman, Mohsin Javid, Idris Khan, Syed Arsalan Akbar

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Willingness to Adopt Opt-Out Organ Donation System: Saving Life from Death

Sana Abbas, Saquib Naeem, Aisha Rafique, Sajjad .

616-19
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Comparison of the Functional OutcomeBetween Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection versus Platelet-Rich Plasma in Patients with Adhesive Capsulitis

Ijaz Ahmad, Noreen Akhtar, Aamir Waheed Butt, Abdul Latif Khattak, Hina Kanwal Shafaat, Farah Mahboob

620-23
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Pre-Hospital Delaying Factors in Patients of Acute Ischemic Stroke who are Candidates for Thrombolytic Therapy

Kamran Ali, Khurram Haq Nawaz, Wahaj Ul Hassan, Raja Muhammad Waqar

624-28
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Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Enteric-Coated Prednisolone Versus Non-EntericCoated Prednisolone Among Patients Managed at the Rheumatology Department

Mohsin Shakoor Malik, Amer Fakhr, Farzana Hakim, Ahsan Amer

629-32
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Comparison of Diathermy versus Surgical Scalpel for Skin Incisions in Elective General Surgical Procedures

Adnan Younis Panni, Muhammad Sajid Jarral, Rasikh Maqsood, Mujahid Zulfiqar Ali, Naqeebullah Shah, Waqas Ahmed

633-36
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Comparison among the Atherogenic Index of Plasma, Ratios of Lipoproteins, Apolipoproteins and Cholesterol Retention Factor (CRF) inPatients with Metabolic Syndrome

Sikandar Hayat Khan, Ahmed Hayat Afzal, Mehreen Gilani, Faisal Naveed Akhtar, Rahat Shahid

637-41
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Efficacy of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate in Recovery of Patients Suffering from Acute Viral Hepatitis

Ebtihal Bilal, Shamaila Burney, Muhammad Usman Sajid, Asim Zulfiqar, Muhammad Farooq, Nabila Shaukat

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Sonographic Relation between Adnexal Masses and Endometrial Thickness in Infertile Females with Hormonal Imbalance Infertility

Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Syed Amir Gilani, Syeda Khadija Tul Sughra, Amjad Iqbal, Mahjabeen ., Syed Zain ul Abidin, Lina Khaled Jallad

646-49
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lumbosacral Spine Findings in Patients With Low Backache: A Clinico-Radiological Relation

Jovaria Ehsan, Ayesha Isani Majeed, M Ehsan ul Haq, Ramish Riaz, Momna Ehsan

650-53
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Evaluation of Serum Estrogen, Progesterone, Prolactin and Testosterone in Patients of Melasma

Shamsa Kanwal, Farid ur Rehman, Sana Waqar Qureshi, Rab Nawaz Khan, Amna Jehanger, Muhammad Javad Yousaf

654-57
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Clinical Significance of Delta Neutrophil Index as Diagnostic Indicator for Patients in Sepsis

Nozaif Sarwar, Muhammad Iqbal, Zunera Sajjad, Muhammad Shoaib, Saqib Hussain Korejo, Umer Chaudhary

658-61
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Intravenous Furosemide in the Management of Transient Tachypnea of Newborn

Shahid Ali, Asma Razzaq, Sajid Ali Shah, Zeeshan Ahmad

666-69
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Elastography to Differentiate Between Benign and Malignant Lymph Nodes of Head and Neck Region taking Histopathology as the Gold Standard

Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta, Ayesha Isani Majeed, Amir Khan, Ibtesam Zafar, Hina Azad, Samina Akhtar

670-73
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Efficacy of Acetazolamide in Refractory Epilepsy Management: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Muhammad Ahmed Zamir, Naveed Alam, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Rehman, Baqar Raza

674-77
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Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors Among Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Farrukh Islam, Hamid Jamal Siddiqui, Abeer Khalid, Ghazal Farrukh, Shagufta Yousaf, Abeera Ahmed

678-81
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Comparative Assessment of Patient’s Acceptability between Hawley and Vacuum-Formed Retainer in Patients Treated with Fixed Orthodontics Appliance

Khadija Bibi, Abdullah Jan, Munza Hameed, Nimra Afgan, Haseeb Alamzeb, Sundas Malik

682-85
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Comparison of Sublay and Onlay Mesh Repair in Terms of Post-Operative Complications

Farukh Gulzar Khawaja, Khalid Mahmood, Uzma Javed Gul, Asim Aslam, Farhan Saeed, Afsa Nayyar

686-89
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Evaluating Skills and Confidence Status of House Officers in Managing Dental Patients: A Mixed Method Study in a Private Dental Institute of Karachi

Hudebia Allah Buksh, Ambreen Usmani, Sirajul Haque Shaikh

690-94
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Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block with Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Stimulation Technique for Obturator Nerve Block in Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour

Mirza Sijeel Ahmad, Umer Khan, Syed Aftab Haider, Atqua Sultan, Shazia Khanum, Muhammad Saleem Saleemi

695-98
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Frequency of PDGFRA, PDGFRB and FGFR1 Gene Rearrangements in Patients with Eosinophilia and Their Clinico-Haematologic Parameters

Saniya Jalil, Helen Mary Robert, Hamid Saeed, Asad Mehmood Abbasi, Aamna Latif, Annum Sardar

699-702
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Detection of Endometrial Carcinoma Keeping Histopathology as Gold Standard

Jovaria Ehsan, Ayesha Isani Majeed, M Ehsan ul Haq, Ramish Riaz, Asma Ehsan, Momna Ehsan

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Knowledge and Perception Regarding Infertility Among Infertile Couples Reporting to Combined Military Hospital Mardan

Sumaira Khan, Umbreen Akram, Shakila Parveen, Uzma Urooj, Samina Naseem Khattak, Sadaf Zohra

707-10
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Joint Hypermobility and Musculoskeletal Pain in Paramedical Students and Staff at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Nauman Ismat Butt, Muhammad Qasim Khan Tareen, Fahmina Ashfaq, Usman Ismat Butt

711-14
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Relationship Between Transthoracic Echocardiography and Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Anatomic and Hemodynamic Assessment of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects in Children and Adults

Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Shahnawaz Sathio, Raam Chand, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Aliya Kemal Ahsan, Fazal ur Rehman, Najma Patel

715-19
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Comparison of Total Thyroidectomy with Ligasure Small Jaw Device and Harmonic Scalpel

Zaki Hussain Salamat, Muhammad Majid, Liaquat Ali, Hafiz Asghar Ali, Talha Yasin

720-23
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Utility of Direct Coomb’s test in a Tertiary Care Nursery

Mussab Ahmed, Zahid Anwar, Rafia Gul; Tahreem Munir, Furqan Saleem; Saima Pirzada

724-26
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Comparison of HRCT Chest Findings of COVID-19 Patients Having Clinical Co-morbid to Those Without Co-morbid Disease

Adil Qayyum, Ruqqayia Adil, Salahuddin Balooch, Sara Khan, Zafar Amin, Rashid Mahmood

727-30
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Assessment of Osteoporosis with Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelet Ratio Index Score in Patients of Chronic Liver Disease

Farrukh Sher, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Sumeera Akram, Muhammad Ahmed Khan, Qaiser Iqbal, Fahd Bin Haider, Khurram Hayat

731-34
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Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Under One Year of Age

Saira Akram, Farooq Ikram, Amir Awan, Aneeqa Akram, Raazia Nawaz, Asbah Rahman

735-38
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Comparison of Effects of Inhaled Salbutamol with Placebo in Management of Transient Tachypnea of Newborn

Khaista Rehman, Fahim Ahmed Subhani, Sajid Ali Shah, Bilal Ahmed, Ammara Ayub, Saba Afzal Sheikh

739-42
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Comparison of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Results with PCR Reactive/ Non-Reactive Cases

Nayab Zehra, Muhammad Dilawar Khan, Hijab Batool, Omar Rasheed Chughtai, Akhtar Sohail Chughtai, Muhammad Shakeel

743-46
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High-resolution Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis: An Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound

Amir Khan, Aliya Ahmed, Ibtesam Zafar, Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta, Muhammad Nasir Naeem Khan, Umar Ajaz

747-50
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Association of Modic Changes with Low Chronic Low Back Pain

Akbar Shah, Asim Ishfaq, Muhammad Jalil Malik, Muhammad Akmal, Amna Javed, Adnan Haider

751-54
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Association of Paclitaxel Induced Neuropathy with Quality of Life of Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer

Masaba Masood, Muhammad Nadeem, Amna Masood, Aamira Ali, Muhammad Umair Tufail

755-58
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Comparison of Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Paracetamol with Intravenous Ketorolac in Patients Presenting With Renal Colic in the Emergency Department

Muhammad Hamza Rizwan, Muhammad Nadeem Ashraf, Hira Shafqat, Karim Bakhsh, Syeda Fatimah Zareen, Tamkeen Parvez

759-62
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Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine Combined with Bupivacaine in Supraclavicular Block Versus Bupivacaine alone in Upper Limb Surgery

Maira Ahmed, Akhtar Hussain, Kaukab Majeed, Amim Akhter, Sajjad Qureshi, Arooj Ahsin

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Frequency of Thyroid Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and its Association with Disease Activity: A Hospital Based Study

Safina Hameed Qureshi, Syed Fahd Shah, Taqdees Khaliq, Sania Hameed Qureshi, Aisha Hameed Qureshi, Syed Hassan Shafqat

767-70
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Development and Validation of Body Dysmorphic Disorder Scale for Screening General Population

Sameera Shafiq, Faiza Kiran, Maryam Batool

771-75
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Accuracy of Polyhydramnios for Detection of Fetal Anomalies on Ultrasound

Iram Mohsin, Sadaf Aziz, Iram Aziz, Sehrish Azam, Pareesae Hamayun

776-79
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Unilateral Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Pain Control Comparison with Conventional Port Site and Peritoneal Infiltration

Muhammad Rashid, Muhammad Imran, Kamil Hussain Qureshi, Kaukab Majeed, Usman Khalid, Habib Ur Rehman

780-83
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Cognitive Development in Bottle Versus Breastfed Children up to Two Years: A Comparative Study from Islamabad

Arshia Bilal, Asifa Afzal, Iqra Zaheer Malik, Faryal Ishtiaq, Ayesha Ahmad, Ayesha Rashid, Insha Fatima, Anaam Waheed

784-88
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Influencing Factors the Quality of Life in the Children with Cochlear Implants

Syed Bilal Hussain Shah, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Hakim, Kamran Zamurrad Malik, Kashif Obaid Niazi, Shakeel Ahmed

789-92
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High Order Cesarean Section: Is It Associated With More Operative Complications Then Lower Order Cesarean Section

Umbreen Akram, Sumaira Khan, Adiba Akhtar Khalil, Asifa Siraj, Samina Rehan Khan, Umairah Yaqub

798-801
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Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with variations in Serum Sodium and Potassium Concentration

Umairah yaqub, Irfan Khattak, Samina Naseem, Ayesha Imran, Khawar Kamal, Abbas Niazi

802-05
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Diagnostic Accuracy of 16 Slice Contrast Enhanced CT Scan for Detection of Malignancy in Patients with Complex Adnexal Masses on Ultrasonography (Taking Histopathology as Gold Standard)

Sana Sharif, Asma Afzal Kiani, Nazia Mushtaq, Fareeha Khalid, Muhammad Uzair, Unaiza Sharif

806-09
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Clomiphene Supported Ovulation Induction in Subfertile Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women: Role of Different Insulin Sensitizers

Shagufta Parveen, Nabila Iram, Bushra Zahid Saeed, Umairah Yaqub, Najmusaqib Khan Niazi

810-13
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Comparison of Morbidity Associated with the use of Large Versus Small-Bore Chest Tubes in Patients Managed for Stage-I Empyema Thoracis

Muhammad Usman, Adeel Wyne, Asad Bilal Mir, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Kamran Rahim, Rehan Haider

814-17
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

Qurrat Ul Ain Hamdan, Asad Tameezud Din Nizami, Zarnain Umar, Sara Afzal, Mahpara Mazhar, Saadia Yasir

818-21
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Predictors of Academic Performance among Potential Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Rawalpindi

Nazia Mustafa, Kiran Shehzadi, Shoaib Kiani

826-28
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Differentiation of Beta Thalassemia Trait from Iron Deficiency Anemia by Hematological Indices

Mehir Jabeen, Hamid Iqbal, Azeema Ahmed, Javaria Ahsan, Umer Shujaat, Nadia Tayab

829-32
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Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter versus Surgical Closure of Atrial Septum Defect at a Tertiary Cardiac Care Facility

Shoaib Saleem, Muhammad Younas, Tauseef Asma, Usman Riaz, Rubina Tousif, Baqir Maqbool

837-40
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Aetiological Factors of Periorbital Hyperpigmentation in Patients Presenting to the Hospital

Amna Nasar, Aamir Habib, Qamar ud Din, Uzma Naeem, Tanveer Ahmad Mujahid, Maeda Jabeen

841-44
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Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Pakistan: A Real-World Experience

Tashia Malik, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Sumera Ghani, Nauman Ismat Butt, Sumaira Farman Raja, Nighat Mir Ahmed

845-49
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Post-Spinal Backache! A Myth or an Overlooked Complication

Aftab Hussain, Muhammad Asif Saleem, Rehana Feroze, Faisal Wahid, Saleem Pervaiz Bajwa, Muhammad Akram

850-52
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Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by using Common Brief Core Sets of International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY)

Sidra Tahir, Shazia Maqbool, Aisha Farid, Anam Ali, Ehsan Ullah, Hina Azhar

853-57
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Comparison of Conservative Management versus Drainage in Patients with Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Mohammad Usman Zeb, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Jalil Malik, Muhammad Anjum, Rabia Kaiser, Huzaifa Bin Khalil

858-61
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Comparison of Dynamic Hip Screw and Proximal Femoral Nail in Cases of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Femur, in Terms of Blood Loss and Operative Time: Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Ahmed Mustaq Khan, Syed Faraz Anwar, Anas Bin Saif, Asad Ullah Jaffary, Muhammad Omar Rathore

862-65
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Maternal Factors and Complications Associated with Morbidly Adherent Placenta: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

Samina Rehan, Humaira Tabassum, Shazia Tufail, Qudsia Nawaz, Nazia Mushtaq, Adnan Aqil Khan

866-69
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Strabismus Surgery with Adjustable Suture Technique in Patients with Horizontal Strabismus

Shadab Hassan, Sorat Noorani, Sidra Jabeen, Naima Zaheer, Muhammad Usman Sadiq

870-73
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Comparison of Early Versus Delayed Oral Feeding after Resection and Anastomosis of Gut

Ubaid Ullah Siddiqi, Ammad Ud Din Nasir, Sohail Ilyas, Khurram Sarfraz, Muhammad Omar Farooq, Shafqat Rehman

874-77
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A Comparative Study of Improvised Manual Vacuum Aspiration Versus Pipeline Sampling for Endometrial Sampling

Shehla Baqai, Qudsia Nawaz, Shazia Tufail, Humaira Tabassum, Samia Nasreen, Shazia Nayyer

878-82.
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Surgical Treatment of Hydatid Cyst of Lung; An Experience at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar

Mohammad Abid Khan, Viqar Aslam, Tahir Aslam

883-87
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Computed Tomography Scan Head Findings in Patients With Various Glasgow Coma Scales Presenting with Head Injury in Emergency of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Muhammad Hamza Rizwan, Amina Saddiqa, Maria Khan, M Asad Sultan Khan, Sikandar Bakht Khan Mughal, Tamkeen Pervaiz

888-91
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Short-term Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Pakistani Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Sumera Ghani, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Tashia Malik, Zia ud Din, Sumaira Farman Raja, Nighat Mir Ahmad

892-96
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Antibiotic Prescription Trends Among the Paediatric Population Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Rawalpindi

Sana Iqbal, Naila Azam, Farooq Ikram, Shizan Hamid Feroz, Abid Khan, Waqas Ranjha

897-900
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Comparison of Metformin and Orlistat in Anovulatory, Overweight and Obese Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Uzma Gul, Sunarays Akhtar, Humaira Tabassum, Adiba Akhtar Khalil, Qudsia Nawaz

901-04
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The Pre-operative Embolization of Meningioma Leads to Reduced Operating Time and Less Intraoperative Bleeding

Awais Ali Khan, Habib Ullah Khan, Khurshid Ali Bangash, Shahzad Ahmed Qasmi, Syed Adeel Ahmed, Asif Hashmat, Babar Shamim

905-08
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Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Fixed Field Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Radical Treatment of Early Prostate Cancer using Hypofractionated Radiotherapy

Zeeshan Ahmed Alvi, Sameed Hussain, Muhammad Imran Khan Wajid, Omer Riaz, Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Talha Maqsood, Khurram Khan

909-12
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Sensitivity of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level in Head and Neck, Breast, Lung, Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal Carcinoma

Madiha Hashmi, Ghulam Haider, Muhammad Danish, Razia Irhsad, Anusha Hassan, Salahuddin Khan

917-20
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Epidemiological Trends of Lung Tumours on Endobronchial Biopsy in Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Hospital

Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Zill -e- Humayun Mirza, Shahzeb Ahmed Satti, Sohaib Ahmed, Hassan Raza, Zulqarnain Mustafa Mughal

921-24
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Medical Oncology Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Faisal Mehmood, Shehrbano Ali, Amna Ashraf, Abdul Latif Khattak, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Muhammad Murad Murtaza

925-28
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis and Modified Computed Tomography Severity Index in Determining the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis using Revised Atlanta Classification as the Gold Standard

Muhammad Bilal Khattak, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Rao Zaid Ali Khan, Rafi Ud Din, Khawar Shabbir, Rahida Karim, Arshia Munir

933-37
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Comparison of Extraglycemic effects of Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin

Haroon Aziz, Mudassar Noor, Bilal Ahmad, Shabana Ali, Kulsoom Farhat, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi

938-41
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Frequency of Dental Injuries in Patients Reporting to the Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry

Nadeem Ahmed Rana, Qurat ul Ain Abbasi, Dr Areeba Maryum, Mohib Ullah, Syeda Fatima tu Zahra, Ajmal Yousaf

942-45
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Neonatal Outcome of Pregnancies with Oligohydramnios and Polyhydramnios

Aqeela Sami, Jawad Jalil, Muhammad Sarfraz, Jawad ul Hassan, Ruhma Khawar, Zahra Mumtaz

833-36
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Cefoperazone-Salbactam Plus Tigecycline versus Cefoperazone-Salbactam Against Respiratory Pathogens and Their Effect on Laboratory Indices

Sundas Shaukat, Zona Irfan, Haseeba Arif, Sidra Sadiq, Shehnaz Bakhtiar, Muhammad Ismail

913-16
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Significant Role of Professional Development Center in Healthcare Setup in the Provision of Quality Education, Advance Learning and Patient Care

Adina Anwar, Muhammad Irfan, Sarah Kazi, Erum Khan, Mehwish Fatima, Varisha Kabir

929-32
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Effect of Anterior Chamber Depth and Axial Length on Corneal Endothelial Cell Density After Phacoemulsificatio

Atiya Iqbal, Saquib Naeem, Taimoor Ashraf Khan, Jawwad Ahmad, Fakhar Humayun, Khalid Naimat

793-97
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Effectiveness and Safety of Suprachoroidal Injection of Triamcinolone in Patients with Resistant Macular Edema

Saquib Naeem, Noureen Malik, Jawwad Ahmad, Abdul Rauf, Teyyeb Azeem Janjua, Khalid Naimat

946-50
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Case Reports

Case of Polymyositis Associated with Celiac Disease: A Case Report

Abdul Rehman Azeem, Maira Aleem, Nadeem Azam, Roshaan Tahir, Ali Akhtar

951-52
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