Vol. 72 No. 1 (2022): February

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Editorial

• Tapping The New Horizons In Prenatal Screening: Maternal Blood For Cell Free DNA Detection

  Sikandar Hayat Khan, Ayesha Hafeez, Raja Kamran Afzal

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Original Articles

• Frequency of Sapheno-Femoral Junction and Sapheno-Popliteal Junction Incompetence on Duplex Ultrasonography in Patients with Varicose Veins

  Muhammad Haris Rauf, Atiq-Ur-Rehman Slehria, Imran Masoud Qasmi, Sultan Saleem, Marium Sohail

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• Effect of Injection Botox in Masseter Muscle on Morphometric Measurements of The Mandible in Sprague Dawley Rats

  Maria Iram, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani, Khadija Qamar, Saima Saleem, Muhammad Fahad Atta, Iram Zakria

  8-11

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• Spectrum, Etiology and Clinical Features of Intracranial Hypertension Presenting in NeuroOphthalmology Clinic At AFIO Rawalpindi

  Umar Ijaz, Kamran Saeed, Imran Sarwar, Noman Nazir, Hassan Sajjad Rathore, Muhammad Shahid

  12-15

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• Therapeutic Efficacy of Topical Olopatadine 0.1% Versus Ketotifen Fumarate in Allergic Conjunctivitis

  Farooq Ul Abidin, Muhammad Haroon Sarfraz, Hassaan Javaid, Asfandyar Khan, Summaya Khan, Haroon Javaid

  16-19

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• Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing, Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Uropathogens and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile: A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience Bacterial Uropathogens

  Muhammad Farooq, Ambreen Gul, Asad Mahmood, Muhammad Anwar, Tahreen Salima Mir, Ahsan Altaf

  20-24

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• Comparison of Effect of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 (SGLT-2) Inhibitors with Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibitors on HBA1c Level in Type 2 Diabetes in Pakistani Population

  Muhammad Amir Misbah ul Qamar, Tahira Sumreen, Andaleeb Khan, Kamil Rehman Butt, Ejaz Ali, Ayesha Rehman

  25-28

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• Comparison Between Lignocaine Intravenous Lignocaine Infusion and Ketorolac in Reducing Postoperative Opioid Requirement in Upper Limb Surgeries

  Umer Khan, Saleem Pervaiz Bajwa, Akhtar Hussain, Muhammad Akram, Mirza Sijeel Ahmad, Junaid Zafar

  29-33

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• An Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on The Motivation and Psychological Well Being of Dermatology Residents

  Asher Ahmed Mashhood, Shazia Shahzadi

  34-37

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• Primary and Secondary Enuresis in Children Presenting At Pediatric Outpatient Department of Combined Military Hospital Malir Cantt Karachi

  Meha Zahid, Arshad Ali, Syed Taqi Hasan Zaidi, Ameena Saba, Wasif Shujaat, Mubushra Samina

  38-41

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• Using Skindex-29 Scale to Assess The Impact of Androgenetic/Patterned Hair Loss on Quality of Life of Patients in Pakistan

  Sakina Sadiq, Tehseen Naveed, Safoora Naveed, Irfan Jamil Minhas, Bushra Muzaffar Khan, Sunniya Sadiq

  42-46

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• Prevalence of Blood Group A2 in Northern Pakistan

  Muhammad Sajid Yazdani, Zeeshan Khalid, Muhammad Ali Rathore, Sarah Fatimah

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• Obesity as A Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19 Disease

  Muhammad Mohsin Sajjad, Adnan Nasir, Sidra Yousaf, Muhammad Waseel Abdul Rahim

  51-53

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• Effect of Intensive Training Programme on the Knowledge and Practice of Infection control among Auxiliary staff in a Tertiary care Hospital of Rawalpindi

  Nazish Khan, Naila Azam, Humaira Mahmood, Asma Iftikhar, Amir Afzal

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• Impact of Sleep Deprivation and Coping Abilities on The Psychological Adjustment of Caregivers of The Elderly

  Iram Naz, Mishal Rauf Ghumman, Aliya Shabbir

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• Association of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

  Babar Rafique, Muhammad Amir, Abdul Jabbar Khaskheli, Abdul Rehman Arshad, Ayaz Aslam, Muhammad Irfan

  62-65

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• Short and long-term follow-up results of soleus muscle rotation flap for coverage of soft tissue defects of proximal and middle leg

  Ghazanfar Ali, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Danish Almas, Imran Adeel, Abdul Majid, Yasser Saeed Khan

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• Red Cell Antibodies Against High Frequency Antigens, A Two Year Experience At A Regional Transfusion Institute

  Ayesha Khurshid, Maqbool Alam, Asad Mahmood, Aysha Khan, Nabeela Khan, Sajid Yazdani

  70-74

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• Female Medical Students’ Relationship Styles And Their Intended Primary Care and Non-Primary Care Postgraduate Specialty Preferences

  Shabnam Iqbal Memon, Sirajul Haque Shaikh

  75-79

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• The Analgesic Effect And Functional Improvement Produced by Radio-Frequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves in Patients with Advanced Knee Osteoarthritis

  Uzma Akhlaque, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Khalil Ahmad, Muhammad Shoaib, Umer Younas, Naureen Tassadaq

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• Pattern of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa and Its Correlation for Optimal Neck Management

  Syeda Hala Raza, Sufyan Ahmed, Muhammad Tahir

  86-90

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• Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 with Implications of Reinfection Update After 01 Year of Ongoing Pandemic: Cross Sectional Study From Tertiary Care Hospital From Southern Region of Pakistan

  Abeera Ahmed, Fatima Sana, M. Yasir, Hamid Jamal, Shagufta Yousaf, Aysha Khan

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• Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Between 34 Weeks And 40 WeeksWhen To Intervene

  Tehreem Yazdani, Ayesha Imran, Nabila Amin, Fareeha Zaheer, Saad Mukhtar, Umairah Yaqub

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• Effects of Salbutamol and Furosemide in The Treatment of Transient Tachypnea of Newborn - A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Arshad Khushdil, Zeeshan Ahmed, Madiha Ahmed, Sajid Nazir, Talal Waqar

  101-04

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• Review of Level III Maternal Care in The Patients of Placenta Previa and Its Optimal Outcome: One-Year Experience at Combined Military Hospital Lahore

  Rabia Sajjad, Viqar Ashraf, Chaudhry Amjad Ali

  105-07

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• Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness With End Tidal Carbon Dioxide Using A Simplified LegRaising Maneuver in Non-Cardiac Patients Admitted in Medical Intensive Care Unit

  Zubia Hassan, Imran Fazal, Nadeem Ashraf, Arshad Hayat, Kaswar Sajjad, Asad Zaman

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• Usefulness of Platelet Rich Plasma in Androgenetic Alopecia

  Kanza Aftab, Nadia Iftikhar, Majid Hussain, Shanza Obaid, Zarnab Zainab, Maimoona Mumtaz

  112-14

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• Effectiveness of An Oral Health Care Workshop in Primary School Teachers of Barakahu; A Pilot Study

  Sheze Haroon Qazi, Rubina Mumtaz, Saba Masoud, Rabia Tassaduq

  115-18

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• Can Patient Cooperation During Biometry Be A Predictor of The Type of Anesthesia For Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

  Hussnain Abbas, Abdul Rauf, Shahid Hamid, Shagufta Perveen, Irshad Hussain, Muhammad Shahid

  119-22

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• Frequency of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury in Thyroid Surgery For Benign Thyroid Disease

  Haider Ali, Nayab Gul Niazi, Saeed Bin Ayaz

  123-26

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• Association of Esophageal Varices with Portal Vein Diameter More Than 13 mm in Chronic Liver Disease Patients

  Ali Muhammad, Andaleeb Khan, Kamil Rehman Butt, Jawad Khan, Fazal Akbar, Usama Bin Zubair

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• Comparison of Procalcitonin Versus C Reactive Protein in The Detection of Neonatal Sepsis

  Wahid Ali, Haider Shirazi, Shireen Gul, Alia Halim, Qurat-ul Ain, Qaiser Zaman

  131-35

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• Frequency And Significance of Electrocardiographic Changes in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients

  Naila Hamid, Muhammad Faisal Shafique, Qamar -uz- Zaman, Hafsa Niaz

  136-40

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• Histopathological Evaluationof Appendectomy Specimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Fozia Noreen, Lubna Ghazal, Salma Ambreen, Tariq Masood Malik, Anjum Iqbal, Tahira Tehseen

  141-45

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• Comparison of Effects of Companionship During Labour on The Perception of Pain and Timely Initiation of Breast-Feeding

  Nayab Gul Niazi, Haider Ali, Saeed Bin Ayaz

  146-49

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• Clinicohematological Parameters and Assessment of Post Induction Status in Acute Myeloid Leukemia–Experience at A Tertiary Care Center

  Sara Ali Zaidi, Asad Mahmood, Rafia Mahmood, Ayesha Khurshid, Sadia Ali, Aamna Latif

  150-54

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• Audit of Vascular Access Surgery in A Tertiary Care Hospital

  Anum Arif, Osama Haadi, Ahsin Manzoor Bhatti, Syed Hashim Ali Inam, Zahid Farooq Baig, Ali Hamza Cheema

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• Association of Abnormal Coagulation Tests in Dengue Fever with Clinical Outcomes of The Patients

  Zareen Irshad, Nazish Jaffar, Talat Zehra, Faiza Zeeshan, Sunila Tashfeen, Asma Sheikh

  159-63

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• Comparison of Nd: YAG (Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) Laser Posterior Capsulotomy Techniques in The Treatment of Posterior Capsular Opacification

  Shagufta Parveen, Saquib Naeem, Kashif Hanif, Bushra Akbar

  164-68

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• Evaluating Prediction Score For Success of Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)

  Shehla Baqai, Sadaf Afroze

  169-72

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• Vitamin D Status in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Relation To Initial Severity and Short-Term Outcome

  Natasha Sarwar, Khalid Mehmood Raja, Sana Uruj, Sarah Khan, Amina Hussain

  173-76

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• Post Covid-19 Sino-Orbital Mucormycosis: A Therapeutic Challange

  Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Awais, Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Umer Ijaz

  177-80

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• Comparison Between Intra-Articular Steroid Injection And Ultrasound Therapy in Management of Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

  Maimuna Rashid, Waseem Iqbal, Amir Waheed Butt, Omer Jamshed, Musab Bin Noor, Syed Aoun Abbasi Mehdi

  181-84

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• Comparison Between The Effects of Betamethasone Gel And Lidocaine Jelly To Reduce PostOperative Tracheal Tube Related Airway Symptoms

  Syed Sajjad Alam, Nighat Abbas, Ali Asghar, Muhammad Rafique, Khadijah Abid

  185-89

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• Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure-Outcome and Its Predictors in A Tertiary Care Hospital

  Rao Saad Shadab, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Farrukh Saeed, Syed Kumail Hasan Kazmi, Fuad Ahmed Siddiqi, Rafi Ud Din

  190-93

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• Diagnosis of Dental Fluorosis Made By Undergraduate Dental Students

  Hassam Anjum Mir, Sana Ashfaq, Saleha Shahid

  194-97

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• Role of Exercise in Preventing Diastasis Recti in Pregnant Women

  Syed Naveed Mumtaz, Brig, Bushra Afzal Kayani, Syed Fahd Shah; Syed Hussain Shah

  198-201

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• Safety of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotmy in High Risk Patients in Lateral Position - A Single Center Study

  Samina khizar, Muhammad Nawaz, Umer Farooq, Khubaib Shehzad, Badar Murtaza, Muhammad Akmal

  202-06

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• Use of First Line AEDS For the Control of Acute Seizures in Pediatric Emergency DepartmentAn Experience of Tertiary Care Hospital

  Sanam Bano, Prem Chand

  207-10

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• Physiotherapists’ Attitude Towards Professionalism

  Syeda Rafia Mansoor, Samrood Akram, Anam Naaz, Hafiza Sana Ashraf, Maria Sohail

  211-14

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• Perinatal Stroke; Risk Factors and Outcome. A Study from Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi

  Fozia Baloch, Falak Abro, Qurat-Ul-Ain Khalid, Prem Chand

  215-19

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• Burden of Rota Virus Gastroenteritis in Children Under 5 Years of Age

  Misbah Noor, Eijaz Ghani, Saifullah Khan Niazi, Muhammad Junaid, Saadiya Khalid, Noman Shakoor

  220-22

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• Effect of Prone Positioning As Modality for Improvement in Bedside Oxygen Saturation in Awake Non-Intubated COVID-19 Patients and Its Relationship With High Resolution CT Chest Severity Score

  Uzma Qayyum, Naghmana Akhtar, Shazia Nisar, Ayesha Qayyum, Amina Hussain, Amer Sohail Kashif

  223-26

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• Role of Oral Steroids in The Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  Zaheer Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Aslam, Arsilan Hasan

  227-30

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• Association of Fok 1 (Rs10735810) Gene Polymorphism with Dental Caries in Pakistani Adolescents

  Bilal Karim, Amena Rahim, Muhammad Afzal, Sidra Ashfaq, Muhammad Fahad Javed

  231-34

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• Impact of Aqueous Neem Leave Extract on Erythromycin Induced Hepatotoxicity

  Nausheen Jamshed, Iffat Raza, Aqiba Rasheed, Naureen Jamshed, Lubna Akhtar, Nadia Rashid

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• Effect of Warming Anesthetic Solution on Pain Perception During Maxillary Infiltration: A Split Mouth Randomized Control Trial

  Shahrukh Ahmed Saeed, Saad Mahmood, Nasir Jamal Baig, Nazir Ahmed Khan, Nazish Rasheed, Naseer Ahmed Kakar

  240-43

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• Clinico-Pathological Association of Haemoglobin At The Time of Presentation: A Predictive Tool of Survivorship in COVID-19

  Imran Samee Warraich, Irfan Khan, Muhammad Abid, Sarah Fatima, Zareen Irshad, Saima Hanif

  244-48

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• Contraceptive Awareness and Practices in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Using Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs

  Shahzad Gul, Muhammad Muddasser Khan, Uzma Rasheed, Saira Tahir, Shazia Zammurad

  249-54

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• Efficacy of Timolol Maleate (0.5%) in Preventing Rise of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) Post Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd: YAG) Capsulotomy

  Nazia Iqbal, Waqar Muzaffar, Muhammad Haroon Sarfaraz, Saim Khan, Ubaid Ullah Yasin, Farooq Ul Abidin

  255-59

• Effect of Global Posture Re-Education Versus Static Stretching on Pain, Range of Motion And Quality of Life in Post-Menopausal Women with Chronic Neck Pain

  Hina Anum, Naveed Anwar, Sana Tauqeer, Kehkhshan Khalid

  260-63

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• Impact of Educational Intervention on The Knowledge of Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Rabies Among Paramedical Students, Taxilla

  Hina Shan, Saadia Maqbool, Tamkeen Nishat Jaffry, Uzma Hassan, Maryam Shan, Rehama Gilani

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• COMPARISON OF “JUST SEAL” VS “STETHOSCOPE GUIDED” CUFF INFLATION METHOD OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF FOR REDUCTION OF POST OPERATIVE SORE THROAT

  Syed Ali Raza Ali Shah

  268-70

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• Evaluation of Non-Pharmacological Remedies Adopted By The Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

  Insia Hasan, Syeda Ramsha Batool, Jawed Akbar Dars, Rabisa Batool, Syed Masroor Ahmad, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi

  271-74

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• Association of Body Composition With Serum Cholesterol and Body Mass Index in Healthy Pakistani Adults

  Ujala Ali, Bushra Riaz, Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem, Amir Alam, Muhammad Alamgir Khan

  275-78

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• Evaluation of Speech Intelligibility And Factors Influencing Its Outcome in Patients with Tongue Reconstruction Using Radial Forearm Free Flap

  Sakina Malik, Saad Ur Rehman Sarwar, Mamoon Rashid, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Mehreen Masud Qureshi, Hala Khan

  279-83

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• Clinical Presentation of Mild To Moderate COVID–19 Disease in Patients Admitted at Tertiary Care Hospital Pakistan

  Khalid Ameer, Aisha Rafique, Sana Abbas, Ahmed Mujadid Khan Burki, Beenish Abbas

  284-87

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• Outcomes of Neonates Born To Mothers Who Were COVID-19 Positive; An Observational Study from Pakistan

  Zeeshan Ahmad, Arshad Khushdil, Talal Waqar, Madiha Ahmed, Khalid N Haque, Rashida Sultana, Umme e Sughra, Shoaib Farooq, Qudrat Ullah Malik

  288-91

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• Efficacy of Alpha Keto-Analogues in The Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

  Saba Umar, Sohail Sabir, Ashfaq Altaf, Khalid Mahmood Raja, Fuad Ahmed Siddiqi, Salman Saleem, Malik Nadeem Azam, Haroon Sabir

  292-95

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• Investigation of Insomnia Among Students At The University Level: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

  Fozia Fatima, Sabir Ali, Khadija Qamar, Safia Bibi, Sobia Fatima

  296-98

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• Epidemiology of Celiac Disease in The Children Presenting at The Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

  Munir Akmal Lodhi, Zeeshan Saleem, Amara Ayub, Tehmina Munir, Shamama Hassan

  299-302

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• Effect of obestatin on pituitary gonadal axis, leptin and MDA levels in type 2 diabetic Sprague Dawley Rats

  Nadia Latif, Amina Rasul, Sajid Ali, Fauzia Mazloum, Shoaib Bin Aleem, Amber Farooq

  303-06

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• Quality of Life of Melasma Patients in Pakistan

  Atiya Rahman, Anam Basit, Sadia Mohsin, Najia Ahmed, Moizza Tahir, Asim Ishfaq

  307-10

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• Pre-Eclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)Prevention– Is Enoxaparin an Effective Option

  Saira Saeed, Shafia Barkat, Badar Murtaza

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• Impact of Enhanced Lipid Peroxidation on Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness Ratio in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis

  Sadia Rehman, Tabassum Mahboob, Santosh Kumar, Syed Hidayat Ali, Muhammad Tassaduq Khan, Suniya Rehman

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• A Comparative Study of Minimal Invasive and Open Colorectal Surgeries with Regards To PostOperative Hospital Stay and Complications

  Muhammad Zain Farooq, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Arsalan Zafar, Sohail Saqib Chatha, Muhammad Farhan Saeed, Tansheet Mazhar Qureshi

  319-22

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• Modified Graham's Patch Repair Versus Graham's Patch Repair for Treatment of Perforated Peptic Ulcer in Terms of Postoperative Morbidity / Mortality

  Fatima Kamran Khan, Mahin Shah, Irfan Ali Sheikh, Khalid Mahmood, Neelofur Hassan

  323-26

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• INTER-OBSERVER VARIABILITY IN GLEASON SCORING SYSTEM F0R HISTOLOGICAL GRADING OF ADENOCARCINOMA PROSTATE

  Farah Ahsan, Ahmed Ahson Khan, Muhammad Asif, Maria Aslam, Saba Hamayun, Hafeez Ud Din

  327-30

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Short Communication

• Psychosocial Correlates of Young Females Suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

  Saher Rafique, Uzma Ilyas

  331-33

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Case Reports

• Sinonasal Glomangiopericytoma - A Case Report

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

  334-35

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• A Case of Nocardiosis with an Unusual Presentation

  Wahaj Ul Hassan Khan, Ummarah Zafar Farid, Mariam Ikram, Umer Naseer, Kamran Ali

  336-37

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Letter to the Editor

• Hyperbaric Oxygen: A Lifesaver During COVID-19?

  Maria Shahzadi, Muhammad Bilal

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