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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal (PAFMJ) is bi - monthly medical journal published by Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal follows "CC BY NC creative commons" licensing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. PAFMJ is an open access journal and is included in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Online ISSN : 2411-8842
Print ISSN : 0030-9648

The journal is recognised by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and is Indexed and abstracted in Scopus.

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Current Issue

Vol 72 No 6 (2022): December

Published: 2022-12-31

Content Page
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Editorial

Faculty Development Initiatives

Khadija Qamar

1852
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Original Articles

Outcome of Primigravida with Unengaged Fetal Head at Term or Onset of Labour

Mariyam Haroon, Shehla Baqai, Abeera Choudry, Mahwish Gul, Madiha Ahmed

1854-57
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Clinical Course of SARS CoV-2 Infection in Hospitalized Pregnant Patients

Asma Ansari, Asifa Siraj, Sumaira Khan, Rabiya Jalil, Abeera Choudary, Hafsa Khalil

1858-62
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Frequency of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Among Hospitalized Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Murtaza Hussain, Qudrat Ullah Malik, Qamar uz Zaman Khan, Shaista Mumtaz, Muhammad Abbas, Junaid Bashir

1863-66
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Malignant Male Genital Tract and Urinary System Tumours: Tumour Registry Data Analysis at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Pakistan (2009-2018)

Madeeha Anwar, Muhammad Tahir Khadim, Muhammad Asif, Hafeez ud Din, Shahid Jamal, Umer Chaudary

1867-70
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Determination of Lipid Derangements in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients Undergoing Anti-Retroviral Therapy

Qamar Bashir, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Naveed Asif, Muhammad Qaiser Alam Khan, Eijaz Ghani, Syed Raza Jaffar

1871-73
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Placenta Accrete Keeping Post-Operative Histopathology Findings as a Gold Standard

Salahuddin Balooch, Sana Javed, Najam us Saqib Niazi, Kiran Zafar, Amir Hayat Haider, Muhammad Omar Amir

1874-77
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"Your Diet is a Bank Account; Good Food Choices are Good Investment"; COVID-19 and Dieting

Asifa Siraj, Zainah Kashif, Uzma Urooj, Uzma Saleem

1878-81
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Healthcare Utilization, Induced Labour and Caesarean Section in the Pregnancy after Stillbirth: A Prospective Study

Urooj Hina, Shehla Baqai, Abeera Choudry, Saira Saeed, Uzma Urooj

1882-85
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Comparison of Corneal Stromal Demarcation Line Depth in Epi-off and Epi-on Corneal CrossLinking Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomograph

Qurat ul Ain, Omar Zafar, Imran Basit, Manzoor Awan

1886-90
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Analysis of Causes of Sudden Death on the Basis of Autopsy Findings-A Study of 40 Cases at Tertiary Care Hospital, Quetta Balochistan

Muhammad Azam, Naveed Asif, Shafia Nasir, Sunila Tashfeen, Nida Quayuum, Imran Gul

1891-94
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Evaluation of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block with Patient Controlled Intravenous Analgesia for Post-Operative Pain Management in Patients with Forearm Surgery

Mushtaq Ahmed, Ashfaq Ahmad, Amjad Ali, Kashif Iqbal Tabani, Muhammad Zaib Tunio, Saqib Shah

1895-98
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Efficacy of Topical 2% Clindamycin Gel Versus 5% Nicotinamide Gel in Patients with Mild to Moderate Acne

Nida Qayyum, Asher Ahmed Mashhood, Adeela Farid, Muhammad Azam, Sayyida Komal, Hina Syeda

1899-1902
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Young Paediatricians About Chelation Therapyin Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Major Children

Misbah Fakih, Faisal Basheer, Saad Ateeq, Farooq Ikram, Hafsa Asad, Qamar uz Zaman Khan

1903-07
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Comparison of Dexmedetomidine Plus Bupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine Alone for Spinal Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Hysterectomy

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

1908-11
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Reference Interval of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and free Tetra-iodothyronine in Healthy Pregnant Women of Quetta, Baluchistan

Azadi Khan, Naveed Asif, Razaullah ., Taimoor Ashraf Khan, Asma Khan, Saima Shakil Malik

1912-15
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Blunting Stress Response During Intubation in Hypertensive Patients; A Comparison Between Lidocaine and Magnesium Sulphate

Rehana Feroze, Aftab Hussain, Mehwish Naseer

1916-19
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Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Soft Tissue Injuries of Foot and Ankle in Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Roqayyah Munawwer Khursheed, Faisal Akhlaq Ali Khan, Hyder Ali, Zaara Zahid, Saba Kiran, Muhammad Kamran Ullah Ansari

1920-24
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A Comparison Between AH 26 and Sealapex for Post-Obturation Pain

Muzzamil Jamil Ahmad Rana, Mehmood Ahmad Rana, Mafaza Alam, Ajmal Yousaf Bangash, Faisal Bhangar, Asma Munir

1925-28
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Comparison of Post-Operative Pain in Mandibular and Maxillary 1st and 2nd Molars after Pulp Capping with Biodentine and Endosequence Root Repair Material as Pulp Capping Agent

Muzammil Jamil Rana, Mehmood Ahmed Rana, Sadaf Islam, Ajmal Yousaf Bangash, Sara Bano, Sara Hamdani

1929-32
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Antiviral Therapeutic Monitoring: Role of Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen versus Hepatitis C Virus RNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Hajra Farooq, Muhammad Zaheer Iqbal, Waheed U Zamaan Tariq, Omar Rasheed Chughtai, Asad Ali Choudhry, Saadiya Mushtaq

1933-36
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Post-Operative Pain Intensity After Using Different Instrumentation Techniques for Canal Preparation

Avinash ., Abubakar Sheikh, Muhammad Ali, Saqib Rashid, Gulrukh Atkary, Hussain Atkary

1937-40
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Effects of Intra-Vitreal Diclofenac in Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema

Syed Hassan Massana, Irfan Sadiq, Usman Sadiq, Nida Zahra, Sarah Zafar

1941-44
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Evaluation of Gram Stain Error Rates of Clinical Specimens

Rabia Sajjad, Gohar Zaman, Irfan Ali Mirza, Wajid Hussain, Umar Khurshid, Asim Shehzad

1945-48
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Frequency of Depression in Patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Muhammad Ahsan Sana, Nouman Kashif, Khalid Azam

1949-52
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Kramer Visual Assessment of Jaundice in Term Neonates Taking Total Serum Bilirubin Levels as the Gold Standard

Shaista Mumtaz, Muhammad Faisal Shafiq, Kenan Anwar Khan, Murtaza Hussain, Asbah Rahman, Sania Shafiq

1953-56
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Effectiveness of Short Message Service (SMS) based Glycaemic Control

Maria Tariq, Shazia Nisar, Ayesha Anwer, Ahtesham Ellahi, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Muhammad Zahid Hussain

1957-60
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Factors Associated with Psychiatric Morbidity among Patients who tested Positive and Isolated for COVID-19

Muhammad Hammad Athar, Usama Bin Zubair, Muhammad Shahbaz Shoaib, Hamza Bin Zubair, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Imran, Nadeem Zia

1961-64
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Expression of NKX 3.1 in Sertoli Cell Tumors

Arooj Fatima, Sajid Mushtaq, Asif Loya

1965-68
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Histopathological Analysis of Gastric Biopsies using Updated Sydney System

Muhammad Zubair, Nabeel Khan Afridi, Muhammad Amir Nawaid, Hassan Tariq, Akhter Ali Bajwa, Naveed Khan

1969-72
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Comparison of Effects of Salbutamol Inhalation with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Alone in the Management of Severe Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

Warda Afzal, Syed Taqi Hasan Zaidi, Ameena Saba, Wasif Shujaat, Benish Fatima, Almas Maqsood

1973-76
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Impact of Screen Media Usage on Early Childhood Development

Muneeba Malik, Shazia Maqbool, Anam Ali, Hina Azhar, Ehsan Ullah, Aisha Farid Khan

1977-81
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Comparison of Intramuscular Versus Rectal Diclofenac Sodium in Post Caesarean Pain Relief

Beenish Altaf, Sanum Kashif, Shagufta Saeed Sial, Humera Noreen, Erum Pervaiz, Shazia Mahmood Awan

1982-85
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Trends of Erythrocyte Alloimmunization in Transfused Women

Sunia Ghaffar, Nasir Uddin, Samia Ghaffar, Hala Haq, Izza Nawab, Bushra Ghaffar

1986-89
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Clinical Spectrum of COVID-19 Patients after Vaccination

Asif Niaz, Muhammad Tahir Younas, Shaista Nayyar, Sabeeha Yousaf, Zainab Rizwan, Ainan Arshad

1990-93
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Frequency of Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi

Ghulam Abbas Khan Niazi, Qasim Ishtiaq, Jamal Azfar Khan, Nadia Aziz Ather, Muhammad Luqman Satti

1994-97
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.The Impact of Information Seminar on Breast Cancer Awareness among the Medical and Nursing Students

Muhammad Nadeem, Nayab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed Satti

1998-2001
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Comparison of Surgically Induced Astigmatism between Superior and Supero-Temporal Incisions in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery

Abdul Rauf, Farooq Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal Malik, Abdul Munim Khan, Hussnain Abbas, Ayesha Khan Suri

2002-05
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Assessment of Nutritional Status of Patients on the Maintenance Hemodialysis at Tertiary Care Hospital using Malnutrition Inflammatory Score

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

2006-09
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Optimization of Blood Pressure in Adult Hypertensive Patients with Lifestyle Modifications

Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Naveed, Syed Umer Shah, Mohammad Shahid Khan, Muhammad Mehtab Shabir

2010-13
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Anaemia in Post-Menopausal Women-A Hidden Hunger

Syed Umer Shah, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Naveed, Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Shanzah Shahbaz

2014-17
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Association of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Fatty Liver

Syed Umer Shah, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Naveed, Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Shanzah Shahbaz

2018-20
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Thrombocytopenia and its Relationship with Bleeding Manifestations in Dengue Patients-A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience

Mahtab Shabir, Shazia Nisar, Zobia Urooj, Mohina Sohail, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Danish Hassan Khan

2021-24
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Aetiology and Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury Patients at the Nephrology Unit of Pak Emirats Military Hospital Rawalpindi

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

2025-28
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Comparison of Depression in Low Vision Patients and Normal Vision Patients

Irshad Hussain, Malik Wajid Ali, Faisal Aziz Khan, Qamar ul Islam, Saba Shafi

2029-32
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Impact of School-based Oral Health Education on Knowledge, Practice of School Children

Shazia Makhdoom, Liaquat Ali Malik, Samrina Mohammad

2033-36
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Comparative Analysis of Outcome Between Extravesical and Transvesical Repair for Vesicovaginal Fistula

Adnan Ali, Khubaib Shehzad, Zahoor Iqbal Mirza, Hussain Ahmed, Shazia Tabassum, Nisarefatima Changezi

2037-40
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Role of Methylprednisolone for Covid-19 Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital

Komal Arshad, Zill e Humayun, Sultan Mehmood Kamran, Raheel Ifikhar, Ali Yousaf, Muhammad Usman Sajid

2041-44
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Efficacy of Autologous Serum with Antihistamine Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Urticaria

Syeda Sibgha Naz, Shegref Mushtaq, Aisha Akhtar, Najia Ahmed

2045-47
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Patients' Experience of PET-CT Scan at Armed Forces Institute of Radiology and Imaging Rawalpindi

Rizwan Bilal, Mudassar Ahmad, Atiq ur Rehman Slehria, Syed Ali Mehdi, Muhammad Bilal, Ali Jamal

2048-50
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Distribution of Diseases on F-18 FDG PET/CT at Armed Forces Institute of Radiology and Imaging, Rawalpindi

Ali Jamal, Atiq ur Rehman Slehria, Rizwan Bilal, Ahmad Zafar Baig, Mobeen Shafique, Aliya Haleem

2051-54
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Efficacy and Safety of Intralesional Vitamin D3 in the Treatment of Plantar Warts

Mahrukh Javed, Moizza Tahir, Sumera Hanif, Muhammad Sufyan, Najia Ahmed, Atiya Rahman

2055-58
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The Comparison of the Efficacy of Probiotic (Bacillus Clausii)with Yoghurt in the Management of Acute Watery Diarrhoea

Romisa Rehman, Asad Maqbool Ahmad, Asma Razzaq, Hakeem Ullah, Zarlish Rehman, Roshaan Rehman

2059-62
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Association of Body Mass Index with the Severity of SARS-COVID-19 Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients

Zara Zafar, Wasim Alamgir, M. Zill-e -Humayun, Aayesha Rehman, Qurat Ul Ain, Sumaira Ilyas

2063-66
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Outcomes of Vaginoplasty Using Pudendal Thigh Flap in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Farwa Shabbir, Mamoon Rashid, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Haroon ur Rashid, Sakina Malik, Maimoona Goher

2067-70
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Temporomandibular Disorders in Patients with Occlusal Interferences

Mubashir Sharif, Amna Amjad, Sajjad Hussain

2071-73
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Comparison between the Efficacy of Amlodipine with Captopril in the Management of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department

Khurram Mansoor, Hafiz Waleed Khan, Muhammad Irfan Khattak, Muhammad Imran, Hasham Bin Tahir, Qamar Zia

2074-77
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Frequency of Dry Eye Diseases among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan

Samar Fatima, Hussnain Abbas, Khalid Baloch, Abdul Rauf, Shagufta Perveen, Irshad Hussain

2078-81
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Effect of Date Fruit Consumption in Later Pregnancy on Length of Gestation, Labour and Delivery of Nulliparous Women

Nafeesa Hiba, Salma Nisar, Zainab Abbas Mirza, Sarah Nisar

2082-86
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Outcome of Early and Late Induction of Labour in Premature Rupture of Membranes

Amina Sohail, Mahum ., Tabassum Muzaffar, Uzma Saleem, Ali Mujtaba Tahir, Hafiz Zulqarnain

2087-90
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Dental Anxiety and Its Determinants in Adult Patients of Gilgit Baltistan

Muhammad Siddique Kakar, Qamar Ishfaq, Haroon Khattak

2091-94
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Frequency of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women Reporting to a Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospital of Quetta

Majid Latif, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Muhammad Anwar, Muneeba Manzoor, Muhammad Aamir, Syed Aown Raza Shah Bokhari, Maqsood Ahmad

2095-98
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Frequency of pain in Teeth with irreversible pulpitis after single visit root canal treatment using cryotherapy intracanal cryotherapy

Saman Junaid, Hanan Humayun Khan, Faisal Bhangar, Jawad Ali Shah, Syed Muzammil Hussain, Ajmal Yousaf

2099-2102
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Comparison of Distally Based Sural Fasciocutaneous Island Flap with a nd without Inclusion of Sural Nerve

Tabish Samuel, Shahid Hameed, Abdul Majid, Shahid Hussain Naqvi, Shah Faisal, Farman Mehmood

2103-07
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Aetiologies of Central Nervous System Infections: A Study at Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern Punjab

Saima Shafait, Wasim Alamgir, Ali Yousaf, Asif Hashmat, Khurram Haq Nawaz, Asif Nizami

2108-12
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Etiological Pattern, Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Proptosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Syed Imad Zahir, Muhammad Usman Khan, Maqsood Ahmad, Ibrar Hussain, Jawad Hamayun

2113-16
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Comparison of Recurrence of Wrist Ganglion Following Aspiration and Injection of Steroid Versus Surgical Excision

Syed Naqeeb Ullah Shah, Adnan Panni, Tanveer Bhatti, Malik Saeed Awan, Umair Ahmed, Faheem Khattak

2117-20
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Assessment of Different Orthodontic Treatment Need Indices

Muzna Hameed, Abdullah Jan, Khadija Khurram, Numia Afgan, Haseeb Alamzeb, Anum Tariq

2121-26
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The Impact of Knowledge, Perception on the Major Amputation in People with Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Anum Arif, Nayab Munir Malik, Ahsin Manzoor Bhatti, Aima Sohail, Bismah Riaz, Mohammad Salman Imtiaz

2126-29
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Management Outcome of Patients with Infected Sternotomy Wounds

Farwa Shabbir, Saad ur Rehman Sarwar, Mamoon Rashid, Haroon Ur Rashid, Maimoona Gohar, Sohrab Khan

2130-34
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The Outcome of Obesity in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tabassum Muzaffar, Sana Abbas, Shahida Sheraz, Islam Bano, Amina Sohail, Zahra Wasim

2135-38
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Significance of C-Reactive Protein in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Over Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Shahzadi Anum, Javed Ahmad Khan, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Faryal Asmat

2139-42
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Haemoglobin and Iron Studies in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage-5 Patients yet Not On Dialysis

Shahzadi Anum, Javed Ahmad Khan, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Faryal Asmat

2143-46
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A Comparison of Palpation Technique versus Ultrasound-Guidance for Arterial Line Placement by Residents in a Teaching Institution

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

2147-50
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Comparison of Side to Side Staple Versus Hand Sewn Gastro Esophageal Anastomosis in Cases of Oesophagectomy in CA Esophagus

Mohammad Abid Khan, Abdul Baseer, Tahir Aslam, Viqar Aslam, Asif Ahmed

2151-54
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Optimum Timing of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Acute Chest Injury

Anis Ahmed, Yasmeen Iqbal, Sidra Akbar, Mahnoor Ahmed

2155-60
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Role of Hydroxyurea in Patients of Beta Thalassemia Majo

Benish Fatima, Syed Taqi Hasan Zaidi, Ameena Saba, Mubushra Samina, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Wasif Shujaat

2161-64
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IMPACT OF TYPE OF HEMODILAYSIS ACCESS ON HRQOL ON PATIENT S UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS

Anum Arif, Misbah Zafar, Nayab Malik Munir, Javeria Khalid, Amna Salman, Ahsin Manzoor Bhatti

2165-69
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Identifying Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy in the Local Population

Erum Tariq, Palvasha Waheed, Amir Rashid, Asifa Majeed

2170-74
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Increase Mortality Rate in Sepsis Patients with qSOFA Score Greater than Two

Raja Muhammad Waqar Khan, Asad Mahmood, Mohsin Qayyum, Zahid Younas

2174-77
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Haemodialysis Alters the Index of Cardiac-Electrophysiological Balance

Abdul Rehman Arshad, Tayyaba Khan, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Shabana Tahir, Shahid Ahmad, Mohsin Qayyum

2178-82
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Comparison of 18-FDG SUV Value with Bone Scintigraphy Findings in Diagnosed Cases of Malignancy with Sclerotic Bony Metastasis

Sana waqar, Tariq Saeed Siddiqui, Muhammad Mannan, Hafsa Sadiq, Haroon Sarfraz, Kiran Sarfraz

2183-87
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Superbugs with Antibiotic Resistance; The Frequency of Community-Acquired MRSA Isolation on Frequently Touched Surfaces by Public

Shumaila Humayun, Tahira Amjad, Maham Javed Chohan, Lyba Khan, Naila Azam, Nosheen Zaidi

2188-92
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Evaluation of Serum Vitamin-D Levels in Patients with Alopecia Areata

Aniqua Khalid, Farid ur Rehman, Asma Javed

2193-96
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Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Vitiligo

Aniqua Khalid, Farid ur Rehman, Asma Javed

2197-2200
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Efficacy and Safety of Intense Pulsed Light in Patients of Inflammatory Acne Vulgaris

Fatima Sajid, Muneeza Rizwan, Saleha Saeed Sheikh

2201-04
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Diagnostic Value of Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test (Panbio, Abbott) Compared to RT- PCR in Suspected Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Infection at a Tertiary Care Center

Muhammad Omair Riaz, Nasir Ud Din, Sara Waqar Khan, Saadiya Mushtaq, Bushra Parveen

2205-09
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Case Reports

Novel Presentation of Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Rabia Sajjad, Viqar Ashraf

2210-12
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Obituary

An Obituary-Brigadier Chiragh Hassan Breathes his Last

Chiragh Hassan

2213
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An Obituary - Lt Col M B Azami Breathes his Last By Maj Gen M H Kazmi (R)

M H Kazmi .

2214
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Reviewer's Members List

Reviewer member list

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Subject Index

Subject Index

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Author Index

Author Index

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