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• Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: Best Obesity Treatment

  Rao Saad Ali Khan

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Original Articles

• Comparison of the International Crowding Measure in Emergency Departments (ICMED) and the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS) in Tertiary Care Hospital to Measure Emergency Department Crowding

  Zara Zafar, Nadeem Ashraf, Wasim Alamgir, Aayesha Rehman, Qurat-Ul- Ain, Sumaira Ilyas

  3-7

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• Assessment of Risk to Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tertiary Care Facility Based Cross-sectional Study in Pakistan

  Bushra Ameer Saeed Awan, Shamaila Mohsin, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Shazia Nisar

  8-11

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• Validation of Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA) with Plasma Metanephrine and Normetanephrine for Screening Adrenal Medullary Disorders

  Usama Bin Khalid, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Aamir, Sana Ashraf, Afshan Bibi, Haroon Javaid

  12-16

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of CHROMagar Orientation for Identification of Uropathogens

  Nayab Ali, Wajid Hussain, Irfan Mirza, Asima Niazi, Fatima Rubab, Saira Salim

  17-20

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Tympanometry for Diagnosis of Fluid the Middle Ears of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion staking Myringotomy as Gold Standard

  Syed Aoun Abbas Mehdi, Sayed Nusrat Raza, Zaheer Ul Hassan, Amir Ali Khan, Matahir Manzoor, Mohammad Noman Karim

  21-24

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• Comparison of Efficacy of Double Dose Oral Terbinafine versus Itraconazole in the Treatment of Dermatophyte Infections of Skin

  Umar Abdul Ali, Nadia Iftikhar, Naveed Akhtar Malik, Javeria Hafeez, Uzma Bashir, Muhammad Waseem Shahid

  25-28

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• Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Ketamine Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder; A Comparative Study

  Asif Azeem Bajwa, Sohail Ali, Sikandar Ali Khan, Nida Saleem, Tashfeen Bin Nazir

  29-32

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• Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

  Fatima Ali, Ifran Ali Mirza, Hafsa Waseem, Humaira Zafar

  33-37

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• Pathology-Based Tumour Registry Analysis of Cases of Female Genital Tract Malignancies

  Madeeha Anwar, Muhammad Tahir Khadim, Muhammad Asif, Hafeez Ud Din, Shahid Jamal

  38-41

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• Efficacy of Five Days Nitrofurantoin Therapy versus Fosfomycin Stat Dose in Clinical Resolution of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections

  Hasham Bin Tahir, Malik Nadeem Azam Khan, Raheel Khan, Rabia Tariq, Bilal Ahmed, Hafiz Waleed Khan

  42-45

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• Improvement in Competency and Confidence Level of House Officers in ECG Interpretation after a Goal-Directed ECG Workshop Improvement in ECG competence

  Jamal Azfar Khan, Nadia Aziz Ather, Ghulam Abbas Khan Niazi, Muhammad Irfan Khattak, Kashif Razzaq

  46-49

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• Comparison of Recurrence Rate of Wrist Ganglion Between Seton and Open Surgical Excision in Military Hospitals of Pakistan

  Bilal Saeed, Jamil Salamat Ullah, Majid Aziz, Muhammad Shahid, Arsalan S Siraj, Shah Rukh Tariq

  50-53

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• Significance of Hematological Parameters in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Relationship with Disease Complications

  Faraz Ali Rana, Helen Mary Robert, Madiha Ilyas, Asad Mahmood, Muhammad Amir, Nabeela Khan

  54-58

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• Electrolyte Imbalance Pattern in Hospitalized Unconscious Patients

  Muhammad Naveed, Malik Nadeem Azam Khan, Syed Umer Shah, Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Muhammad Zahid Hussain

  59-61

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• Importance of Interrelation between ABO Blood Group and Platelet Indices in Young Healthy Adults

  Nozaif Sarwar, Muhammad Iqbal, Zunera Sajjad, Mohsin Hussain, Ijaz Iqbal, Umer Chaudhary

  62-65

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• Marginal Integrity of Class-I Restorations, Restored with Amalgam and Bonded Amalgam; A Comparative Study

  Tanweer Ahmed, Asad Mahmood, Nasir-Ud- Din, Helen Mary Robert, Rafia Mahmood, Usman Tahir Swati

  66-69

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• Drug-Induced Hand-Foot Syndrome in Cancer Patients Receiving Capecitabine in A Tertiary Care Hospital

  Ibtisam Idrees, Riaz Ahmad, Muhammad Umair, Anum Zargham, Mir Jalal-ud- Din, Tahir Manoor Lone

  70-73

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• Parenting Practices and Aggression in Childhood Behaviour Disorders

  Fatima Rahman, Shazia Maqbool, Anam Ali, Talha Mahmud, Hina Azhar, Aisha Farid

  74-78

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• Correlation between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Malaria in Endemic Areas: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Khurram Munir, Memoona Khan, Zeenat Saulat

  79-83

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• Establishing Reference Intervals for HBA1C in all three Trimesters of Pregnancy; A Cross-Sectional Study on Healthy Pregnant Women of Quetta, Baluchistan

  Azadi Khan, Naveed Asif, Raza ullah, Taimoor Ashraf Khan, Asma Khan, Saima Shakil Malik

  84-87

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• Nitrous Oxide Influence on Induction of Anaesthesia with Sevoflurane

  Ihtisham Ul Haq, Muhammad Umar Zahoor, Farhat Afshan Jelani

  88-91

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• Post Total Thyroidectomy Hypocalcaemia and relation with the Age of the Patient

  Iftikhar Ahmad, M Jalil Malik, Mansoor Hassan, Saquib Naeem, Syed farrukh Nadeem, Fayyaz Hussain

  92-95

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• Growth Characteristics in Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Visiting Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi

  Abdul Qayyum, Versha Rani Rai, Roshia Memom, Shazia Mahar, Taj Muhammad Laghari, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim

  96-98

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• Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV2 Antibodies among Patients and Healthy Individuals of Lahore

  Kanwal Hassan Cheema, Muhammad Saeed Anwar, Fatima Hameed, Majid Rauf, Afia Sarwar, Mariam Danish Iqbal

  99-102

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• Association of Hyperuricemia with Hypertension in Patients Presenting in the Outpatient Department for Regular Follow–Up

  Asif Ali, Malik Nadeem Azam Khan, Imran Ali, Muhammad Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Yasmeen Sajid

  103-06

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• Efficacy of Topical 0.05% Isotretinoin Gel Versus 0.1% Adapalene Gel in The Treatment of Mild to Moderate Acne Vulgaris

  Summaya Saleem, Naeem Raza, Nida Saleem, Saleem Ullah, Ghazala Yasmin, Farrah Yousaf

  107-10

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• Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Vitamin-D Levels with the Severity of Depressive Symptoms

  Qurat ul Ain, Sawera Mansoor, Nadeem Abbas, Usama Bin Zubair, Muhammad Baqir, Tooba Latif

  111-14

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• Impacted Mandibular Third Molars, A Nuisance to Neighbouring Mandibular Molars; A Radiographic Study

  Shafi Ullah Khan, Khalid Mahmood, Muqaddas Rukhsar, Imran Khan, Aqeel Ibrahim, Kanza Iqbal, Maryum Umar

  115-18

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• Serum Prolactin as an Early Biomarker for Detection of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-An Experience at CMH Quetta

  Azeema Ahmed, Saima Bashir, Hamid lqbal, Naeema Ahmed, Muhammad Anwar, Javaria Ahsan, Fatima Sana, Khurram Haq Nawaz

  119-22

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• Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

  Zahra Asif Sukhera, Muhammad Zill-e-Hamayun Mirza, Rizwan Azam, Ibrahim Zafar Gondal, Asif Mumtaz Sukhera, Komal Arshad

  123-26

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• Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Immunosuppressants in Rheumatological and Musculoskeletal Diseases

  Syed Hassan Mustafa, Talha Durrani, Saqib Adnan, Rabnawaz Khan

  127-30

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• Comparison of Frequency of Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery in Different Regional Hospitals of Pakistan

  Irshad Hussain, Abdul Rauf, Omar Ishtiaq, Qamar-ul- Islam, Faisal Aziz Khan, Shahzad Ali

  131-34

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• Coagulation Profile in Diabetes and Its Association with Diabetic Microvascular Complications

  Amna Khan, Abdul Rauf, Summaya Khan, Muhammad Haroon Sarfraz, Muhammad Shahid Tarrar, Maryam Nisar

  135-38

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• Superadded Bacterial Infections in COVID–19 Patients; Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Association with Serological Markers

  Raja Kamran Afzal, Saad Ali, Farooq Ahmad, Saira Salim, Waqas Hanif, Muhammad Qamar Saeed

  139-42

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• SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT AFTER CHILDHOOD ARTERIAL ISCHEMIC STROKE

  Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Athar Khalily, Natasha Ghani, Tipu Sultan

  143-46

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• Treatment-Resistant Hypertension in Individuals of High BMI

  Mohammad Zeeshan Akram, Khurram Mansoor, Khurram Rasheed, Ghulam Rasool Maken, Muhammad Faheem, Mamoon Mujahid

  147-50

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• Nasal High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation versus Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation In Pre-terms With Respiratory Distress Syndrome During Early Neonatal Period: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Rida Ali, Shahid Mahmud

  151-54

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• Comparing the effect of Hypoalbuminemia on Sodium measured by Indirect versus Direct Ion Selective Electrode Method

  Athar Iqbal Paracha, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Aamir, Saima Bashir, Afshan Bibi, Haroon Javaid

  155-58

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• Assessment of Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Common Brief Core Set of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY)

  Ammara Hina, Shazia Maqbool, Hina Azhar, Saba Fatima, Aisha Farid, Ehsan Ullah

  159-63

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• Sleep Quality and Its Possible Predictors Among University Students of Islamabad, Pakistan

  Mamoona Zahoor, Saman Waqar, Ayesha Baber Kawish, Ume- Sughra, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Asima Shahzad

  164-68

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• The Spectrum of Oesophagal Varices, Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and Child Pugh’s Class in Cirrhotic Patients at Tertiary CareHospital

  Muhmmad Asif Farooq, Muhammad Awais Yasin, Bushra Parveen, Hala Mansoor, Abdul Latif Khattak, Muhammad Siddique

  169-72

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• Clinicopathological Spectrum of COVID-19

  Syed Salman Ali, Javeria Shaukat, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Hassan Khan, Muhammad Hashaam

  173-75

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• The Effectiveness of the ‘Extended Sick Neonatal Score in Predicting Mortality in a ResourceConstrained Neonatal Care Uni

  Romisa Rehman, Asma Razzaq, Asad Maqbool Ahmad, Zarlish Rehman, Roshaan Rehman, Saad Ateeq

  176-79

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• Comparison of Efficacy of Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer and Composite Restoration in Inhibition of Secondary Caries in Primary Molars

  Maira Khalid, Tehreem Saghir, Ajmal Yousaf, Syed Muzammil Hussain, Zobia Daud, Umair Sultan

  180-83

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• The Efficacy of Infrared Light Therapy in the Treatment of Onychomycosis

  Rabia A Ghafoor Sadal, Aamir Habib

  184-86

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• Role of Serum Vitamin B12 and Glutathione Peroxidase during Third Trimester of Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

  Aasia Kanwal, Adeela Shahid, Aisha Bashir, Naveed Aslam Lashari

  187-90

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• Biopsy Proven Renal Morphology Cognizance into its Four-Year Evolving Pattern; A Pakistani Perspective

  Zain ul Abedin, Zahid Nabi, Nosheen Anjum, Fasi Hashmi, Khurram Mansoor, Muhammad Ishaque

  191-94

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• Comparison of Various Clinical Risk Assessment Tools in Predicting Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting in Emergency Department with Undifferentiated Cardiac Chest Pain

  Karim Bakhsh, Tamkeen Pervez, Muhammad Nadeem Ashraf, Muhammad Hamza Rizwan, Nayab Chaudhary, Muhammad Saddam Hussain

  195-98

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• Frequency of Hyperuricemia in Type-2 Diabetes Mellites and its Relation with Diabetic Nephropathy

  Gulzar Ali, Muhammad Asif Kamran, Muhammad Amir, Babar Mumtaz, Imran Khan, Muhammad Tariq

  199-203

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• Silent Secretory Otitis Media in Cases with Adenoid Hypertrophy

  Ghulam Fareed, Muhammad Tahir, Asmara Bashir, Sheraz Bashir, Raheel Anjum, Habib Ur Rehman

  204-06

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• Evaluating Unenhanced Multidetector Computed Tomography of Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder (CT KUB) as the Initial Imaging Service in Suspected Acute Renal Colic Patients

  Nida Saleem, Salahuddin Balooch, Adil Qayyum, Tayyaba Afzal, Najam Us Saqib Khan Niazi, Ruqqayia Adil

  207-10

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• Management of Primary Pterygium with Intralesional Bevacizumab (AVASTIN) Injection

  Irum Mahmood, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Manzoor, Abdul Rauf, Zaheer Uddin Babar

  211-14

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• Clinical Utility of N-Terminal Prohormone B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Heart Failure

  Sana Iqbal Janjua, Muhammad Younas, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Anwar, Muhammad Usman Munir, Farhat Yasmeen

  215-18

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Barium Enema for the Diagnosis of Hirsch-sprung Disease in Children

  Zahid Anwar, Naveed Ahmed, Shafqat Rehman, Tamoor Afzal, Javed-Ur- Rehman, Iftikhar Ahmed

  219-22

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• Predictors of Outcome of Bronchiolitis in Children Using Children Hospital of Wisconsin Respiratory Score: An Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Saher Gul Ahdi, Tariq Nadeem, Huma Farrukh, Furqan Saleem, Rafia Gul, Hina Khalid

  223-26

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• Comparison of Limb Salvage Rate in Early Versus Delayed Presented Patients of Acute Lower Limb Ischemia Undergoing Revascularization

  Sana Sharafat Ali, Syed Tanseer Asghar

  227-30

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• Diagnostic Accuracy and Agreement between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound Finding for the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tears

  Shabana ., Muhammed Akhtar, Asma Noor, Mohammed Ashfaq, Tayyaba Ashfaq, Zahid Raza Shah

  231-34

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• Correlation Between Lund-Mackay Ct Scores Before and after Surgery for Nasal Polyposis, An Evaluation of Medical and Surgical Treatment in Nasal Polyposis

  Iqra Safoor, Abdul Hakim, Muhammad Ali, Nawal Khurshid, Shahid Iqbal, Sohail Babar Niazi

  235-38

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• Anatomical Variation of Olfactory Fossa on Computed Tomography of Paranasal Sinuses

  Madeeha Shahid, Rashid Mahmood, Hidayat Ullah, Muhammad Atif Sheraz, Muhammad Imran Ibrahim, Farzana Zulfiqar Ali

  239-42

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• Correlation of Uric Acid Levels with Feto-Maternal Outcomes in Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

  Uzma Saleem, Maham Noman, Umairah Yaqub, Amina Sohail, Khushbakht Bashir, Abdullah Safdar Kaiani

  243-47

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• Serological and Molecular Characterization of Blood Group A2 in Pakistan

  Iram Habib, Nuzhat Salamat, Nasir ud Din, Muhammad Sajid Yazdani, Saleem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Abdul Naeem

  248-51

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• Raised Serum Uric Acid as a Predictor of Perinatal Outcome in Parturient with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

  Sadia Zaineb, Amina Akbar, Saira Mahboob

  252-55

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• Effectiveness of 17-Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone in the Prevention of Preterm Labour

  Uzma Urooj, Sumaira Khan, Shakeela Parveen, Sajid Ali Shah

  256-59

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• A Study of the Relationship of Learning Styles of Undergraduate Medical Students to Academic Achievements

  Amjad Mahmood Khan

  260-64

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• Celiac Disease and its Association with Socio-Demographic Parameters in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type-1

  Paras Imran, Saeeda Fouzia Qasim, Saba Latif, Mohammad Yahya, Saima Athar Shaikh, Shazia Masood

  265-68

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• Uterine Artery Doppler Pulsatility Index in the First Trimester as a Forecaster of Pre-Eclampsia in Primary Gravida

  Pareesae Artemis Humayun, Sadaf Aziz, Ayesha Arif, Afeera Afsheen, Nadia Arif, Sadiqa Batool

  269-72

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• The Impact and Implications of ISO Certification on Patient Satisfaction-A Single-Centre Study.

  Muhammad Qaiser Alam Khan, Nasira Shaheen, Mahmood Sultan, Romesa Qaiser Khan

  273-76

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• Role of Paracetamol and oral Ibuprofen as Antipyretics in Children with Fever

  Sohail Shahzad, Umar Nawaz Khan, Nayyar Ahmed, Awais Arshed, Mohammad Ahsan Shahzad, Affrah Qaiser Shaikh

  277-80

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• Study of the Effect of Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

  Umer Ul Haq, Sara Haq, Haq Nawaz, Rida Haq, Farzana Hakim, Qazi Ali Mohay Ud Din

  281-84

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• Current Causes and Clinical Pattern of Fixed Drug Eruption at a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Aamir Habib

  285-89

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• Effect of Weather on Stress Fracture in Runners

  Muhammad Tahsin Hashmi, Muhammad Hafeez Ur Rehman, Irum Taqi, Atia Khatoon

  290-93

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• Efficacy of Steroid Therapy in Management of Sydenham’s Chorea in Children: A Comparative Prospective Study

  Mohsin Ali, Javeria Raza Alvi, Zia -ur- Rehman, Tipu Sultan

  294-97

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• Adverse Childhood Experiences in Patients Admitted with Depression at A Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

  Sahar Riaz, Nadia Azad, Sawera Mansoor, Nadeem Abbas, Khalid Hayat, Usama Bin Zubair

  298-31

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• Janitorial Services of Pak Army Hospitals, a Critical Analysis

  Nafeesa Khan, Naila Azam, Asima Shahzad, Mommana Ali Rathore, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Naseer Alam Tariq

  302-05

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• Role of Low-Dose Theophylline on Functional Improvement in Patients of Moderately Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Muhammad Umer Farooq, Iqra Saeed, Saif Ul Hassan, Sajid Zaman, Maham Shah, Sajid Hussain

  306-09

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• Development and Validation of Domestic Violence Scale for Intimate Partners

  Tahira Parveen, Zaqia Bano

  310-13

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• Comparison of the Functional Outcomes of Close Reduction Percutaneous Pinning Versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation with Pinningin Children with Gartland Type III Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus

  Pervez Ali, Kashif Mehmood Khan, Riaz Elahi Khoso, Shazia Soomro, Ranjeet Kumar, Annam .

  314-18

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• Comparison of Post-Operative Analgesic Efficacy of Caudal Epidural Block versus Penile Block in Children Undergoing Hypospadias

  Habib Ur Rehman, Hina Iftikhar, Ghazanfar Ali, Muhammad Sohail Aslam, Sana Rehman Joya, Shaghufta Parveen

  319-22

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Letter to the Editor

• A Novel Oral Antiviral Drug for Covid-19. Can It Make a Difference?

  Moizza Tahir

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Case Reports

• Gossy-pibomas; Concealed Causes of an Acute Abdomen

  Tayyeba Jaffri, Muhammad Ben Mustafa, Hassam Abdullah, Syed Shahzad Hussain, Syed Basit Riaz, Kanwal Hyder

  323-25

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