Vol. 73 No. 6 (2023): December

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Editorial

• Prediabetes: A Hidden Volcano

  Rehana Khadim

  1556-1557

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Original Articles

• The Relation of Baseline Serum Albumin with the Duration of Neutropenia after Induction Chemotherapy in Adult Acute Leukaemia

  Muhammad Nadeem, Nayab Khan, Muhammad Khalid Piracha, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Ayesha Halim

  1838-1841

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• Role of Intravenous Cefuroxime Antibiotic Prophylaxis in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Open Mesh Inguinal Hernia Repair

  Sajjad Khan, Arshad Mehmood, Raheel Khan, Huma Asad

  1835-1837

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• Observing the Objective Structured Clinical Exam: A Deeper Dive into Structured Clinical Examination

  Tayyaba Azhar, Maimoona Nasreen , Khizar Ansar Malik, Kinza Aslam , Sara Mukhtar , Saima Rafique

  1852-1857

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• Clinical Significance of Ultrasonographic Findings in Dengue Patients; The Comparison of 2019 and 2022 Out Breaks

  Maliha Baseer, Saima Shan, Asim Rehman, Savida Ilyas Dar

  1842-1846

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• Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Their Association with Risk Factors; A Study at the Intensive Care Unit of Tertiary Care Hospital, Peshawar

  Mariam Sarwar, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Salman Riaz, Ammad Hasan Chaudhry, Muhammad Hassan, Ashfaq Hussain

  1769-1772

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• Comparison of Serum Visfatin Levels in Post-Menopausal Pakistani Women with and Without Breast Carcinoma

  Lubna Gohar, Umbreen Ahmed, Nadeem Zafar, Mansoor Wahid, Shoaib bin Aleem, Shazia Junaid

  1858-1861

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• Perceptions of Undergraduate Students Regarding the Inclusion of Clinical Audit in their Curriculum

  Mansoor Dilnawaz, Ayesha Kanwal, Hajra Saeed, Taha Mansoor, Madha Mansoor

  1830-1834

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• Comparison of Outcomes of Pneumatic Ballistic Lithotripsy, Holmium Laser Lithotripsy, and Combined Electromagnetic with Ultrasonic Lithotripsy during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

  Mansoor Ejaz, Sherjeel Saulat, Syed Saeed Uddin Qadri, Awais Ayub

  1725-1728

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• Correlation of Handgrip Strength with Thumb Flexibility, Strength and Pain in Manual Therapists

  Saba Riaz, Tooba Mazhar, Sumbal Riaz, Ayesha Batool, Awishba Khan, Sadia Khan

  1699-1702

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• Early Triage and Emergency Obstetric Care in High-Risk Pregnancies and Impact on Their Outcome; A Cross-Sectional Study

  Rabia Sajjad, Viqar Ashraf, Naveed Farhat, Sumbal Rana, Naheed Hayat, Anam Mahreen

  1813-1816

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• Association of ABO and RH Blood Groups with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

  Sajida Shaheen, Muhammad Abdul Naeem, Muhammad Farooq , Muhammad Tariq Khan, Viqar Ashraf, Amena Arif

  1817-1820

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• Initial Experience of Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatic Resections: A Single Institution Study with Fifteen Consecutive Cases

  Nighat Bakhtiar, Osama Shakeel, Saleema Begum, Syed Irfan Kabir, Aamir Ali Syed

  1745-1748

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• Comparison of the Role of High Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Leukocytosis in Diagnosing Acute Cholecystitis

  Muhammad Umair Khalid, Muhammad Ayub Ashraf, Azka Zainab, Zaka Ur Rehman, Muhammad Sufyan, Fizza Fatima

  1737-1740

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• Effect of Maternal Hemogloblin on Anthropometric Measurments of Newborns

  Hira Javed, Arshad Khushdil, Rida Tahir, Khursheed Ali Bangash, Masud Murad Khan

  1808-1812

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• The Perceived Social Support, Dysfunctional Attitude, Resilience and Quality of Life in Hemiplegic Paralyzed Patients

  Nadeem Shoukat, Rabia Khawar

  1695-1698

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• Post Banding Ulcer Haemorrhage: a Contributor to Morality in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

  Shahida Perveen, Omar Ahsan, Batool Butt, Atif Abbas, Sehrish Jahan Asif, Syeda Fatima Hassan

  1720-1724

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Children using Chest X-RAY as Gold Standard

  Nosheen Sadiq, Ammara Iftikhar, Myra tahir, Rashid Mahmood, Aamir Aslam Awan, Muhammad Uzair

  1761-1764

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• Comparison of Treatment Outcome of Humeral Shaft Fractures Treated with Functional Cast Brace and "U" Slab

  Amaar Talib, Naveed Ahmed, Omer Fraz, M. Omer Aziz, Fahad Javid, Neha Waqas

  1790-1793

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• Effects of Estrogen on Histomorphology Steroid-Induced Avascular Necrosis of Head of Femur in Male Rats

  Sadaf Iqbal, Shabnam Hamid, Faiza Umbreen, Mahwash Azam, Ayesha Ali, Maroosh Mirza

  1733-1736

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• Comparison of Neonatal Outcome of Late Pre-Term Neonates Associated with and Without Intrauterine Growth Retardation

  Hassnain Shahid, Farooq Ikram, Maryam Saleem, Hafiz Zulqarnain, Saeed Zaman, Atif Naseem Abbasi

  1707-1710

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• Progression Measurement of Visual Field Loss in Medically Controlled Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG) Visual field loss in POAG

  Maham Zehra, Mohd Shakaib Anwar, Erum Yousafzai, Waseem Akhter, Qura -Tul- Ain, Maeirah Shafique

  1691-1694

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• Correlation of Body Mass Index with Inflammatory Markers in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

  Yusra Tayyab, Amir Rashid, Muhammad Javad Yousaf, Adnan Manzar, Asifa Majeed

  1753-1756

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• Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated at a Tertiary Care Diagnostic Facility

  Aamir Hussain, Ihsan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Qammar Saeed

  1773-1776

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• Termination of Pregnancy: Misoprostol Versus Prostaglandin E2

  Imama Tul Bushra, Faiza Ibrar, Saima Qamar, Atikka Masud, Touseef Fatima, Seema Gul

  1800-1803

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• Improvement of Nasal Obstruction Symptoms after Septoplasty with or without Turbinoplasty

  Shafaq Zaman, Saleem Asif Niazi, Shahzad Maqbool, Ayesha Khalid, Yousra Riaz, Muhammad Sulman

  1804-1807

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• Comparison of the Four-step Basic Life Support Approach with Non-Standardised Training Approach in Achieving Basic Life Support Proficiency among the Healthcare Workers

  Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Wasif Anwar, Bilal Saeed, Maryam Hussain, Naveed Abbas, Junaid Sarfraz Khan

  1826-1829

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• Ameliorative Effects of Moringa Oleifera on Histomorphology of Rat Testis Treated with Fluoxetine

  Ayesha Ali, Abdullah Qamar, Shabnam Hamid, Tayyaba Faisal, Tooba Khurshid, Fareeha Mushtaq

  1821-1825

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• Assessment of Survival of Keystone Perforator Flap

  Ahsan Masood Butt, Rao Saood Ahmad, Gazanfar Ali, Javaria Ahsan, Razia Bibi, Sohail Ilyas

  1765-1768

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• Comparison Between Caudal and Combined Caudal with Spinal Anesthesia in Paediatric Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Surgery

  Syed Rafat Ali Hashmi, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Waqas Tariq, Ahmed Sarfaraz, Hafiz Ahmed Hassam bhalli, Taimur Azam Khan

  1786-1789

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• Evaluation of Key Performance Indicators in the Pre-analytical Phase of Testing in a Clinical Chemistry Laboratory of a Reference Institute

  Ahsan Ahmad Ghauri, Muhammad Usman Munir, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Anwar, Sobia Irum Kirmani

  1716-1719

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• A Comparison of Glide Scope Video Laryngoscopy to Direct Laryngoscopy for Nasotracheal Intubation

  Taimur Azam Khan, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Mirza Hamid Beg, Osama Abdul Mateen, Muhammad Huzaifa Sharif, Syed Rafat Ali Hashmi

  1711-1715

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• Factors Associated with Severity of COVID-19 Illness in Cancer Patients

  Maimoona Nasir, Muhammad Nadeem, Amjad, Umair, Faisal Mehmood

  1777-1780

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• Pattern of Vitamin D Status in Patients with Non-Specific Bone Pains- A Single Centre Study

  Muhammad Shahzad Anwer, Mohsin Hussain, Jehanzeb Ur Rehman, Mehwish Gilani, Syed Mohsin Manzoor, Asif Ali

  1741-1744

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• Violence behind the Closed Door: Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Future Concerns Among its Spectators

  Saba Khurshid, Hafsa Khalil Toor, Farrah Pervaiz

  1683-1686

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• Relationship of Body Composition with Height and Weight in Attendants of Cancer Patients

  Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem, Ujala Ali, Bushra Riaz, Tallat Noreen, Mansoor Wahid, Lubna Gohar

  1687-1690

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• Effects of Endotracheal Extubation with Suctioning versus Positive Pressure in Children after General Anaesthesia, A clinical Trial

  Kenan Anwar Khan, Tariq Mahmood, Bilal Yasin, Muhammad Zeeshan Akbar, Shaista Mumtaz, Fahim Liaqat

  1781-1785

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• Role of Inflammatory Markers in Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis; C-Reactive Protein or Procalcitonin or Red Cell Distribution Width; A Hospital-Based Study

  Prinka Bai, Heena Rais, Rabia Asif, Tayyaba Anwar, Sandhiya Kumari, Masab Azeem

  1703-1706

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• Effects of Multi-modal Therapeutic Approach in Cervical Radiculopathy

  Farah Shaheen, Muhammad Salman Bashir, Naveed Anwar, Nosheen Manzoor, Kehkshan Khalid, Sana Tauqeer

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• Role of Calcium Levels in Pregnant Women with Pre-Eclampsia and Severe Pre-Eclampsia

  Sara Khan, Nusrat Noor, Rabiya Akbar, Uzma Urooj, Sadaf Zohra, Tooba Khan

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• The Effect of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor on Neutropenia and Mortality in Neonatal Sepsis

  Syed Arsalan Hassan, Zeeshan Ahmed, Uneeba Syed, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Arshad Khushdil

  1644-1647

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• Correlation between Mechanism of Carbapenem Resistance and in vitro Efficacy of Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Meropenem-Vaborbactam on Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

  Fatima Ali, Irfan Ali Mirza, Hafsa Waseem, Umer Khursheed, Humaira Zafar, Maryiam Sarwar

  1602-1606

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• Frequency of FLT3/ITD Mutation in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia presenting at Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi

  Anil Babar, Riaz Ahmad, Muhammad Nadeem Piracha, Zulfiqar Ali Amin, Ahmed Raza, Anum Zargham

  1582-1585

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• Comparison of Quality of Life among Adolescents with and without Diabetes in Gujrat, Pakistan

  Sonia Iqbal, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Fawad Rahman, Saman Ejaz, Laiba Waheed, Ayesha Amjad

  1611-1614

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• Functional Outcome of Unilateral Peroneus Longus Autograft in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  Shahid Munir, Wajahat Ali Nadeem, Muhammad Nadeem, Ali Raza, Ahmed Tariq Malik, Zeeshan Siddique

  1594-1597

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• Evaluation of Nitric Oxide Activity of Torilis Leptophyllain Indomethacin Induced Gastric Ulcer in Mice

  Saba batool, Saima Noreen, Tooba Malik, Javaria Fatima, Bushra Shaheen, Sheikh Maria Qammar

  1590-1593

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• Intravenous Ondansetron Efficacy in Preventing Post Spinal Shivering during Lower Segment Caesarean Section

  Komail Abid, Rashid Iqbal, Syed Ali Raza Shah, Sana Tariq

  1636-1639

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of CT Scan for Detecting Ongoing Internal Bleeding Following Torso Injury Keeping per Operative Findings as Gold Standard

  Ibtesam Zafar, Ayesha Isani Majeed, Muzammil Rasheed Bhutta, Amir Khan, Muhammad Nasir Naeem Khan, Ayesha Shamim Siddiqui

  1624-1627

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• Comparison of Femoral and Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation for Rapid Resuscitation during Cardiopulmonary Arrest

  Sanum Kashif

  1598-1601

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• Diagnostic Utility of Beta-Catenin in Poorly Differentiated Colorectal Carcinoma

  Farukh Mir Muhammad, Farhan Akhtar, Nighat Jamal, Rabia Ahmed, Muhammad Asif, Fatima Wahan

  1586-1589

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• Comparison of Dexmedetomidine with Tramadol for Treatment of Shivering Post Spinal Anaesthesia

  Chaudhry Raheel Ranjha, Muhammad Saeed, Basit Mehmood, Umer Hayat, Sana Abbas, Arona Terrence

  1671-1674

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• Anthropometry in Children with Transfusion-Dependent Beta-Thalassemia Major

  Noor Un Nisa, Farooq Ikram, Muhammad Tahir

  1565-1568

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• An Innovative Approach for the Prediction of Future Arrhythmia through T-wave Alternans on Surface Electrocardiogram (ECG)

  Ali Farhan, Ijaz Rasul, Sahar Fazal, Azmat Hayat, Nayyer Masood, Alam Shah, Ali Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Usama Munir

  1569-1572

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• Comparison of the Mean Post-Operative Pain Score with Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block and Wound Infiltration with Local an Aesthetic Agent in Abdominal Surgeries

  Abubakar Sadique, Asjad Sharif, Amna Gulrez

  1729-1732

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• Quality of Life: Mental and Physical Satisfaction after Abdominoplasty

  Sikandar Ali Khan, Ghazanfar Ali, Mohammad Tariq, Muhammad Akmal shah, Muzafar Ahmed, Muhammad Sohail Aslam

  1666-1670

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• Frequency of Gall Bladder Carcinoma after Cholecystectomy for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Tertiary Care Hospital, Peshawar

  Zia Ullah, Ahmad Arsalan Tahir, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Ishfaq, Sabeen Nasir, Rubab Naseer

  1562-1564

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• An Experience in Managing an open Fracture Shaft of the Femur Due to a Gunshot with Intramedullary Interlocking Nailing

  Fayyaz Ahmed Orfi, Shafqat Hussain, Shafaan Orfi, Ali Arslan Munir, Sumbal Rana, Nida Maryam

  1756 -1760

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• Coping Strategies Adopted by Patients Sustaining Major Burns

  Muhammad Wajih Uddin Butt, Shahid Hameed, Manya Tahir, Muhammad Ali Nasir, Farman Mehmood, Khurshid Alam

  1794-1799

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• Autologous Transfusion after Total Knee Arthroplasty

  Fayyaz Ahmed Orfi, Shafqat Hussain, Ramna Dilbar, Ali Arslan Munir, Sumbal Rana

  1558-1561

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• Incidental Paranasal Sinus Abnormalities on MRI Brain and Association with Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients

  Nisar Ahmed, Yasir Khan, Khadija tul Kubra, Ammara Iftikhar, Sara Waheed, Khushboo Fatima

  1658-1661

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• Evaluation of Students’ Perception of E-Learning Education Atmosphere (EEAM) in a Private Dental College in Pakistan

  Zainab Akbar, Khaula Gul, Falahat Nasir, Waqas Hameed, Mushyyada Durrani, Hidayat Ullah

  1648-1653

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• Validation of “TOPRS” Score to Predict Outcome in Paediatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

  Aamir Aslam Awan, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Bushra Babar, Ammara Iftikhar, Abdul Wahab, Abdul Quddus

  1675-1678

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• Pattern of Bacterial Infections in Paediatric Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia

  Shakeel Ahmad Chaudhry, Tariq Ghafoor, Syeda Maher Batool, Sumaira Khalil, Tanzeela Farah

  1578-1581

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• Thirty-day Morbidity and Mortality after Radical Cystectomy in Carcinoma Urinary Bladder; A Single Centre Experience

  Anwaar Ahmad, Muhammad Rafiq Zafar, Adnan Ali, Omer Riaz, Abdul Jabbar Arif, Abu Sufyan

  1640-1643

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• The role of Tranexamic acid in the Reduction of Bleeding in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

  Khan Muhammad Yaqub, Muhammad Saeed, Bilal Yasin, Khalid Ameer, Nusrat Noor

  1679-1682

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• Role of e-Health in Imparting Continuing Medical Education to General Practitioners of Rural Areas of Sindh

  Inayat Ullah Memon, Ambreen Usmani

  1749-1752

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• Long-Term Results in the Treatment of Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head with Free Vascularized Fibular Graft

  Noshi Bibi, Mamoon Rashid, Sohail Hafeez, Saad ur Rehman, Haroon ur Rashid, Sakina Malik

  1619-1623

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• Concordance of Dermoscopic Findings and Wood’s Lamp Findings in Melasma Patients

  Amna Nasar, Aamir Habib, Qamar Ud Din, Summaya Saleem, Sadaf Jamshaid, Usman Sajid

  1628-1631

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• Efficacy (In Terms of Avoiding Hysterectomy) of the Triple P Procedure in Managing Morbidly Adherent Placenta

  Sadaf Mumtaz, Nighat Afridi, Salma Nisar, Hira Shafqat, Waseem Yousaf, Nafeesa Hiba

  1632-1635

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• Plasma Glycosaminoglycans (GAGS) Levels as a Biomarker in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients

  Hamayun Mumtaz, Muhammad Aamir, Usama Bin Khalid, Faraz Basharat Khan, Afshan Bibi, Zujaja Hina Haroon

  1615-1618

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Review Articles

• Balance scorecard (BSC): Incorporating "Key performance indicators" (KPI) in the Evaluation of the Healthcare System

  Sikandar Hayat Khan, Nadeem Kureshi, Muhammad Sohail Aslam, Sibtain Rafique

  1862-1867

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Case Reports

• Tuberculosis of Pubic Symphysis – A Case Report

  Tariq Sarfraz, Fizzah Alkarim, Soman Nadim Iqbal, Menal Aslam, Saba Aneeqa

  1879-1880

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• An Uncommon Clinical Presentation of a Rare Disease-Alkaptonuria: Case Report

  Umar Abdul Ali Qureshi, Naveed Akhtar Malik

  1870-1872

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• SAPHO (Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis); A Case of Backache in an Adolescent in Pakistan

  Abdul Rehman Azeem Dar, Maira Aleem, Ali Akhtar, Muhammad Zahid Hussain

  1876-1878

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• Post-Burn Sceptic Limb in Epileptic Sudani Young Man

  Abdul Waheed Khan, Hassan Jaffar, Tarique Ahmad Maka

  1873-1875

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• Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type-2 A Case Report on a Rare Disease

  Wahaj Ul Hassan, Ummarah Zafar Farid, Kamran Ali, Umer Naseer

  1868-1869

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Author Index

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Subject Index

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Reviewer's Members List

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