Vol. 74 No. 4 (2024): August

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Published: 30-08-2024

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Editorial

Incorporating Genomic Literacy In The Learning Process: Time to Move Forward in Molecular & Genomic Medicine

Sikandar Hayat Khan

895-896
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Original Articles

Endoscopic Findings in Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed Patients with High AIMS 65 Score

Dheeraj Kumar, Hamid Ali Kalwar, Muhammad Tanweer Khalid, Ghulam Mujtaba, Shahid Karim, Shahid Majid

1102-1105
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Comparison of Intravenous Lignocaine and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Attenuation of Hemodynamic Stress Response to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation

Sana Tariq, Khan Muhammad Yaqoob, Arooj Shahid, Komail Abid, Mughal ul Haq

1138-1142
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Comparison of IV Paracetamol with IV Opioid Analgesics in Management of Post-Operative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Muhammad Arslan Zafar, Muhammad Qasim Butt, Muhammad Zain Farooq, Muhammad Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Abdullah Zahoor, Ishel Farid Malik

1133-1137
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Apex-Pulse Deficit for Detecting Atrial Fibrillation

Naveed Abbas, Hafiz Yasir Rehman, Faud Ahmed Siddique, Abid Sharif, Abdul Rehman, Fawad Ahmad

1129-1132
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Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia and Effects of Pre-Operative Calcium Supplements on its Incidence

Erisha Komal, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Khurrum Niaz, Wasif Idris Ahmed, Muhammad Ahsan Mustafa, Muhammad Sauban Raza

1125-1128
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Evaluating the Causes of Backache in Young People and Recommending Preventive Measures: A Study from Tarbela

Saqib ur Rehman, Uzma Rasool, Imran Samee Waraich, Anam Jamil, Kainat Gul, Ghulam Rasool Tariq

1121-1124
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Impacts of Problematic Internet use Among Adolescents of Pakistan: A Qualitative Inquiry

Kiran Saleem, Nelofar Kiran Rauf

1114-1120
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Improving Surgical Techniques: Use of Surgical Procedures Videos as Learning Tools - A Multicentric Study

Ahmed Hassaan Malik, Shafaqat Ali, Syed Faraz Anwar

1110-1113
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Effect of Alprazolam Versus Pregabalin on Sleep Quality in Patients of Chronic Kidney Disease

Khurram Mansoor, Hafiz Waleed Khan, Ummarah Zafar Farid, Muhammad Irfan Khattak, Muhammad Zeeshan Akram, Ghulam Rasool Maken

1106-1109
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One-Month Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Using Score for Early Ischemic Stroke Mortality

Maeda Jabeen, Jamal Waris, Sehrish Kanwal, Tasmia Ishaq, Asad Sufian Azeem, Farhan Tariq

1143-1146
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Tibialis Posterior Transfer for Foot Drop: Difference in Outcome for Two Different Attachment Sites

Shah Faisal, Shahid Hameed, Abdul Majid, Farman Mahmood, Tabish Samuel, Afia Ayub

1098-1101
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Comparison Of Port Site Infection with and Without Use of Retrieval Bag for Gall Bladder Extraction in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Iftekhar Ahmad, Muhammad Jalil Malik, Mansoor Hassan, Jehanzeb Ur Rehman, Shahid Abbas, Syed Mukarram Hussain

1094-1097
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Post-Laparotomy Pulmonary Complications in Blow Bottle versus Interdigital Breathing Technique: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Huda Anjum, Naima Farooq, Saman Sheraz, Ghulam Saqulain, Hadiqa Adnan

1088-1093
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Efficacy of Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate in Attenuating Hemodynamic Response in Hypertensive Patients to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation

Muhammad Rashid Hanif, Syed Asadullah Jafri, Liaquat Ali, Sana Abbas, Usman Saqib, Usman Ahmed

1084-1087
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Frequency of Diplopia and its Management in Patients with Midfacial Fractures at A Tertiary Institute of Dentistry

Wajid Meraj, Irfan Shah, Adnan Babar, Saad Mehmood, Kaleem Niazi, Humaira Sarwar

1080-1083
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Assessment of Effects of Pan-Retinal Photocoagulation on Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer By Optical Coherence Tomography

Beenish Saleem, Asem Hameed, Fatima Khan, Waseem Yousaf, Taimoor Ashraf Khan, Abdul Qadir

1075-1079
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Comparison of Post–Operative Hydrothorax in Supra 12th Rib Versus Infra 12th Rib Access in Prone Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Sajjad Khan, Sohail Raziq, Waqas Ahmed Ranjha, Aamer Nadeem, Mujhaid Ali Khoso, Huma Asad

1071-1074
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Adverse Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients Requiring Critical Care in Pakistan

Ali Abbas Janjua, Rohan Qamar, Ayra Arshad, Tariq Farani, Syed Muhammad Nauman, Ali Chand

1067-1070
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Resistant Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients and Associated Risk Factors; A Single Tertiary Care Hospital Experience

Muhammad Waseem, Farrukh Islam, Ghazal Farrukh, Majida Zia, Asim Saleem, Ali Raza Shah

1181-1185
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Right Ventricle Diastolic Dysfunction in Tetralogy of Fallot Patients Affecting Surgical Outcome

Shakeel Ahmed, Fazal Ur Rehman, Aliya Kemal Ahsan, Ali Raza, Abdul Sattar Shaikh

1200-1204
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Original Article Open AccessComparison of Efficacy of Surgical Interventions (Balloon Tamponade versus B-lynch Suture) to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage in Patients with Placenta Previa – a Randomized Controlled Trial

Sarah Nisar, Salma Nisar, Qasim Zaheer, Muhammad Awais Qarni, Nasreen Hassan Niazi, Muhammad Ali Bhatti

1196-1199
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Tongue Lesions in Pakistani population, Subjective Awareness and Association with Blood Groups

Ambreen Gul, Naila Zakria, Rabbia Shabbir, Raheela Yasmin, Muhammad Naufal Nadeem, Faiqa Hassan

1191-1195
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Risk of Psychiatric in-patient Violence: A Forensic Perspective

Sadaat Ibrahim, Mariam Arif, Arif Rasheed Malik, Shahzad Shafiq

1186-1190
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Safety and Feasibility of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Patients with Critical COVID-19 Infection – A Comparative Study

Sohaib Ahmed, Muhammad Zille Humayun Mirza, Maryam Hussain, Naveed Anjum, Aysha Rani, Samar Saleem

1062-1066
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Safety and Clinical Response in Ankylosing Spondylitis after Three Months of Etanercept Therapy

Roshaan Tahir, Nadeem Ashraf, Muhammad Adnan Manzar, Muhammad Hamza Zaheer, Muhammad Asad Abbas, Ammarah Mehmood

1177-1180
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Characteristics and Outcome of Postpartum Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis

Farhan Zaid, Malik Nadeem Azam Khan, Aakash Aslam, Ahsan Tanveer, Fahad Javed Awan, Amna Butt

1173-1176
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Use of Intravenous Ephedrine in Crystalloid Preload to Decrease the Preload Volume Requirement Before Spinal Anesthesia in Elective Cesarean Section

Adeela Khan Jadoon, Humayun Munir Tarar, Maryam Jadoon, Shahzad Bashir, Sana Abbas, Aqsa Jadoon

1169-1172
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Comparison of Ondansetron And Metoclopramide on Reducing Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Females

Muhammad Mohsin Riaz, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Taimoor Azam Khan, Waqas Tariq, Fahad Husnain, Qaim Ali Bhatty

1165-1168
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Relationship of GallstoneDisease with Age and Gender

Faheem , Zakaullah Khan, Muhammad Yousaf Shah, Muhammad Nafe Bin Tahir, Rohan Qamar, Saba Yousaf

1161-1164
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Blood Donors during the Third Wave of Pandemic in Northern Pakistan

Muhammad Ali Rathore, Rimsha Ejaz, Maria Khan, Tahir Ghafoor, Mommana Ali Rathore, Maryam Abbas

1157-1160
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Immunization Status of Children in Urban Slums of Rawalpindi and Barriers to Immunization

Nazish Khan, Naila Azam, Qaisar Javed, Mehwish Riaz, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal, Sana Iqbal

1152-1156
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Contributing Factors of Non-Adherence to Anti-Diabetic Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study from Islamabad, Pakistan

Hina Azeez, Gohar Khan, Muhammad Awais Tahir

1147-1151
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Effects of Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction after Spinal Anesthesia between Geriatric and Middle-Aged Patients

Saad Hameed, Abdul Hameed Bhatti, Shizan Hamid Feroz, Nabeel Tahir Butt, Kenan Anwar khan, Najaf Imtiaz Cheema

1058-1061
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Prevalence and Etiology of Early Return Visit (ERV) Within Three Days of Discharge in Emergency Department

Karim Bakhsh, Tamkeen Pervez, Muhammad Asad Sultan Khan, Sikandar Bakht Khan Mughal, Ahmed Tahir, Maria Khan

1054-1057
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Placental Weight To Birth Weight Ratio and Its Outcome Among Neonates

Pashmina Gul, Zara Jamali, Komal, Sadaf Imtiaz, Shizra Shahnawa, Fizza

1050-1053
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Association of Dengue Severity with Host Biomarkers

Muhammad Farooq, Amna Saleem, Majida Farooq, Mariam Ejaz

1046-1049
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C-Reactive Protein as A Useful Predictor of Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Waleed Umer, Rifaat Qamar Naqvi, Fahad Shakil, Mansoor Tariq

1042-1045
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Correlation of Electrophysiological and Behavioral Response in Cochlear Implant Candidates

Syed Bilal Hussain Shah, Zaimal Shahan, Maryiam Asghar, Mohammad Zubair Khan, Mohsin Raza, Wajih-ud-din Shinwari

1037-1041
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Correlation of Sars-Cov-2 IGG Antibody Levels with Viral Load Among Vaccine Breakthrough Infections: A Study From Rawalpindi

Adnan Shahzad, Eijaz Ghani, Eisha Mansoor, Muhammad Ali Rathore, Saifullah Khan Niazi, Faraz Ahmed

897-900
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Neutropenia: Frequency and Management Outcomes in Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Anthracycline Based Chemotherapy

Tahir Manzoor Lone, Muhammad Nadeem, Amjad Khan, Muhammad Umair, Misbah Hamid, Masaba Masood

901-905
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Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Steroids In Patients of Tennis Elbow

Muhammad Nouman Iqbal, Muhammad Omar Rathore, Javaid Iqbal Niazi , Asif Rasheed, Shafkat Hussain

906-910
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Association of Deranged Liver Enzymes in Pregnancy with Fetal Outcomes in the Post-COVID Era

Islam Bano, Sofia Naz, Munnaza Andleeb, Rozina khanum, Zoha Nisar

911-915
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Nasolabial Angle-A: Correlation Between Anatomic Point Tracing Method and Mean Tangential Lines Tracing Method

Kashif Iqbal, Taimoor Safdar Chaudry, Ali Akhtar Khan, Abdullah Jan, Javed Iqbal Bangish, Khurram Waheed

916-920
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Comparative Study of 18-F Sodium Fluoride PET/CT and Bone Scan in Determining Bone Lesions in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patient

Muhammad Usman Ibrahim, FidaHussain, Muhammad Adil, Zaigham Salim Dar, Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Imran Ibrahim

921-925
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Effects of “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” Protocol on Outcome of Surgical Patients

Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Arif Mahmood, Sajid Razzaq, Maryam Batool, Tufail Hussain Tahir, Sadia Hanif

926-930
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Common Pathogens and their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern in Urinary Tract Infection Among Spinal Cord Injury Cohort

Waqas Khalil, Omer Jamshed, Hina Kanwal, Talha Liaqat, Tameem ul Hassan, Fahad Hasnain

931-935
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Comparing The Effects of Ketamine-Midazolam Combination and Propofol on Sedation-Related Adverse Events and Quality of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pediatric Patients

Waleed Ahmed Niazi, Kaukab Majeed, Najam Us Saqib, Shahid Maqsood, Adil Zafar, Arooj Ahsan

936-941
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A Comparative Study of Red Blood Cell Parameters in Patients of Dengue Fever with Thrombocytopenia in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Sunila Tashfeen, Samra Shahid, Jawairia Zarrar, Saima Bashir, Ayesha Ellahi, Irfan Ali Mirza

942-945
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Four Years Maternal Missed Mortality Ratio and Mortality Index at A Tertiary Care Hospital in Azad Kashmir

Ambreen Ehsan, Maryam Zubair, Abida Islam, Amera Tariq, Umairah Yaqub, Nosheena Shabbir

946-950
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Post-Operative Pain Score Comparison of Bupivacaine Vs Placebo in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Abu Sufyan, Muhammad Rafiq Zafar, Anwaar Ahmed, Mujahid Ali, Zahoor Iqbal Mirza, Muhammad Sarwar Alvi

951-955
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Clinical Parameters and Outcomes of Biliary Atresia in Children: A Single Centre Study

Raazia Nawaz, Farooq Ikram, Bilal, Saba Idrees, Ifnan Shamraiz, Samina Tabassum

956-960
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Gender-Based Differences in the Outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Gall Stones

Sohaib Ashraf, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Nasir Mehmood Wattoo, Abdur Rehman Rashid, Shakeel Ahmed Zia

961-964
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Comparison of Hemodynamic Effects and Patient Satisfaction Between Lateral Versus Sitting Maternal Positions for Cesarean Deliveries in Spinal Anesthesia

Saleem Parvaiz Bajwa, Akhtar Hussain, Abdullah, Muhammad Akram; Sajid Shahzad, Umer Khan

965-969
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Comparison of Efficacy of Topical Cprofloxacin Ear Drops 0.6% Versus Oral Cprofloxacin 500 mg Twice Daily in Achieving Dry Ear in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Medi

Muhammad Imran Malik, Aiman Fatima Naqvi, Zaimal Shahan, Amir Akbar, Amna Enam, Mohsin Raza

970-973
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Risk Factors for Early Post-Operative Arrhythmias in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgeries

Mujeeb ur Rehman, Muhammad Asif Khan, Raam Chand, Shahnawaz Sathio, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Fatima Amin, Najma Patel

974-978
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Specific Aphasia Screener in Urdu (SAS-U): Its Development and Reliability

Tehmina Yousaf, Sadaf Noveen, Ghulam Saqulain, Anees Fatima, Shiza Munsoor

979-983
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Effect of Mimosa Himalayana Extract on Potassium Oxonate Induced Hyperuricemia in Rat

Bushra Shaheen, Javaria Fatima, Sheikh Maria Qamar, Tooba Malik, Saba Batool, Saima Naureen

984-988
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Comparison of Spinal Manipulation and Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide in Patients with Mechanical Thoracic Back Pain

Noor Ul Ain, Naveed Anwar, Sana Tauqeer, Hammad Shakeel, Tooba Asif, Shaina Sarfraz

989-993
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Comparison of Post-Operative Analgesic Requirement in Patients undergoing Hemorrhoidectomy Under Caudal Epidural Anaesthesia Versus Saddle Anaesthesia

Waqas Tariq, Ahmed Sarfaraz, Hamza bin Tariq, Muhammad Asad Sultan Khan, Manzar Abbas Shah Naqvi, Khalid Buland

994-998
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Comparison of Peri and Early Post-Operative Complications in Long Versus Short Proximal Femoral Nail for Unstable Proximal Femoral Fractures

Shahid Munir, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Jalil Malik, Arslan Sharif Malik, Shahryar Wattoo, Hammad Rafique

999-1002
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Comparison of Levetiracetam and Phenobarbital for Treating Neonatal Seizures Associated with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Muhammad Khalil Surani, Abdur Rehman Malik, Nazia Fatima, Muhammad Awais Roomi, Ammara Arshad, Aashee Nadeem

1003-1006
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Outcome of Early and Late Onset Fontan Operation in Patients with Univentricular Heart Repair

Shahnawaz Sathio, Shakeel Ahmed, Mehtab Hussain, Nimra Zahid, Saad Ullah Siddiqui, Fazal ur Rehman

1007-1010
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Diagnostic Accuracy of C-Reactive Protein in Acute Appendicitis

Hassan Tariq, ShahumKhan, Shafqat Hussain, Ahmed Bilal, Muhammad Sajid Hussain

1011-1014
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Symptomatology of COVID-19 In Healthcare Workers in A Tertiary Care Rehab Medicine Hospital

Imran Irshad, Zaheer Ahmed Gill, Khalil Ahmad, Bismillah Sehar, Muhammad Tawab Khalil, Umer Younas

1015-1018
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Comparison of Preoperative Ketamine Nebulization versus Saline Nebulization in Decreasing the frequency and Severity of Postoperative Sore Throat

Muhammad Zeeshan Akbar, Naveed Farhat, Abdul Hameed Bhatti, Kenan Anwar Khan, Abdul Raafeh Jamal, Muhammad Muzzamil Saleem

1019-1023
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Labetalol versus Methyldopa for Treatment of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

Maria Arshad, Sahar Farooq; Kaukab Majeed; Usman Khalid, Afeera Afsheen, Pareesae Artemis

1024-1027
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Comparative Study between Ultraviolet-B Phototherapy Alone and Ultraviolet-B Phototherapy with Topical Tacrolimus in the Treatment of Vitiligo

Rohida Rahmat, Majid Hussain, Bushra Muzaffar, Nadia Akbar, Adeel Siddiqui, Kanza aftab

1028-1031
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Role of Postoperative Antibiotics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy after Bile and Stone Spillag

Ubaid Ullah Siddiqi, Muhammad Yousaf Shah, Farukh Gulzar Khawaja, Sohail Ilyas, Ammad Uddin Nasir, Adnan Ali

1032-1036
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To evaluate the association between T1DM in offspring with a positive parental history of diabetes SHINE

Syed Jamal Raza, Muhammad Ali, Jaida Manzoor, Waqas Imran Khan, Sabahat Amir, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Navira Chandio, Danish Shah Tariq, Nabeea Junaid

Review Articles

Thyroid Dysfunction Secondary to Endocrine Disruptive Chemicals – A Systematic Review

Ambreen Gul, Sarah Saleem, Faizan Munir, Aashi Ahmed, Anwar Bibi, Sadia Naeem

1211-1218
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Immunohistochemical Verification of Oral Dysplasia, Premalignant Lesions and Oral Cancer by Use of Varied Expression of Cytokeratins; A Review Nil

Amna Waheed, Tariq Sarfraz, Fatima Kaleem, Nadia Zaib

1205-1210
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Case Reports

Chondrosarcoma of Thyroid Cartilage - Case Report

Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem; Ujala Ali, Adnan Zeb, Muhammad Yousaf Khan

1222-1224
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Haemorrhagic Corpus Luteal Cyst in a Young Female: A Case Report from Pakistan

Sidrah Tariq, Muhammad Ammar Dogar

1219-1221
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