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Editorial

• Pharmacogenetics- Strengthening the Clinical Medicine

  Kulsoom Farhat

  1499-1500

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Original Articles

• Role of Salbutamol in The Management of Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn: A Comparative Prospective Study

  Waqas Ahmed, Ali Mujtaba Tahir, Fahim Ahmed Subhani, Zeeshan Ahmed, Amina Sohail, Hafsa Javed

  1501-05

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• Association of Malabsorption and Anaemia in Adults in Tertiary Care Hospital

  Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Naveed, Syed Umer Shah, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Ahmed Ammar Cheema

  1506-09

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• Comparison of Corneal Endothelium in Patients with Uveitis and Healthy Subjects Using Specular Microscopy

  Qurat ul Ain Ghazanfar, Omar Zafar, Noman Nazir Ahmed, Muhammad Manzoor Awan

  1510-13

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• Comparison of Effectiveness of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) versus 30% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) in the Treatment of Acne Scars

  Mahrukh Javed, Moizza Tahir, Sumera Hanif, Muhammad Sufyan, Talha Shamshad, Fatima Aziz

  1514-17

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• Effects of Iyengar Yoga on Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Endurance among Young Females with Stress Urinary Incontinence

  Sadia Shafaq, Amna Aamir Khan, Musarrat Kazi

  1518-21

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• Association of Various Factors with the Presence of Urinary Tract Infections Among Patients Suffering from Stroke

  Faisal Shabbir, Shazia Nisar, Babar Ashraf, Imran Ahmed, Hammad Khan

  1522-25

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• Correlation of Mean pH, HCO3 and CO2 Between Arterial Blood Gases and Venous Blood Gases in Critically Ill Patients

  Sanam Haneef, Raza Jaffer, Aamir Ijaz, Qurrat-ul Ain, Saba Aman, Uzma Ansari

  1526-30

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• Clinical Spectrum and Drug Sensitivity Pattern in Multi Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever

  Warda Afzal, Ameena Saba, Syed Taqi Hasan Zaidi, Hamid Jamal Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir

  1531-34

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• The Patterns of Clinical Presentation in Patients with Unsafe Miscarriage

  Faiza Khanum, Amera Tariq, Syed Majid Waseem, Tariq Mahmood

  1535-39

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• Gallbladder Perforation with Conventional Monopolar Diathermy Versus Harmonic Scalpel in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at Combined Military Hospital, Quetta

  Ghufran Ahmed, Imran Ashraf, Abdul Jabbar, Muhammad Ali Muazzam, Umair Ahmed, Amir Ali

  1540-43

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• Bacteremia in Pediatric Oncology Patients; A Single-Center Experience

  Zunaira Shaukat, Rabia Wali, Saadiya Javed Khan, Summiya Nizamuddin, Romena Qazi, Kainat Memon, Najma Shaheen

  1544-49

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• Anesthetic Efficacy of Intraligamentary Injection Techniques on Mandibular Posterior Teeth Diagnosed with Asymptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis

  Avinash ., Abu Bakar Sheikh, Saqib Rashid, Muhammad Ali, Kishwer Naz Siddiqui, Fauzia Mujeeb

  1550-54

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• Degloving Injury: Evaluation and Management

  Syed Naveed Mumtaz, Syed Fahd Shah, Bushra Afzal Kayani, Syed Hussain Shah, Muhammad Wasiullah Khan, Abdul Qadir Khan

  1555-59

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• Perception Medical Faculty Regarding Students' Classroom Incivilities and Coping Strategie

  Muhammad Rafique

  1560-65

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• Awareness and Associated Correlates of Contraception Use among Patients of Reproductive Age: A Cross-sectional Analysis at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karach

  Syeda Zehra Haider, Tafazzul Hyder Zaidi, Benish Sajid, Summaiya Haider, Rizwana Tabassum, Mishal Jafry, Sunila Saleem, Kiran Abbas

  1566-70

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of Doppler Ultrasound in Testicular Torsion Keeping Surgical Findings as the Gold Standard

  Aqeel Shafi, Shahla Zameer, Bushra Liaqat, Rabia Liaqat, Ramish Riaz, Maria Liaqat

  1571-75

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• Association of Low Vitamin D Level Status and Risk of Pre-Eclampsia and Preterm Birth in Women Using Low-Dose Aspirin

  Urooj Hina, Abeera Choudry, Saira Saeed, Faiza Khanam, Uzma Urooj

  1576-80

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• Correlation Between Ultrasonographically Estimated Fetal Weight and Actual Birth Weight in Females Presenting in a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Asif Rehman, Hussain Rashid Ihsan, Usman Ali Khan, Sana Sharif, Rabiah Anwar

  1581-85

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• Comparison of Frequency of Sore Throat and Cough after Prophylactic Lignocaine and Beclomethasone in Adults

  Ahsan Ali, Niaz Ahmed, Huda Shafqat, Aftab Hussain, Muhsan Sultan, Muhammad Akram

  1585-88

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• Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Versus Diode Laser in the Removal of Unwanted Facial Hair

  Shanza Obaid, Nadia Iftikhar, Zarnab Zainab, Ayesha Akhtar, Kanza Aftab, Maimoona Mumtaz

  1589-92

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• The Association between Vitamin D and Wheezing

  Murtaza Hussain, Qudratullah Malik, Qamar uz Zaman Khan, Junaid Bashir, Muhammad Abbas, Maryam Ijaz

  1593-96

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• Survival Outcomes in the Patients of Ovarian Epithelial Carcinomas Treated with Fertility-Sparing Surgery: A Study from a Developing Country

  Musa Azhar, Shafquat Ali Khan, Syed Abdul Manan Hamdani, Tahira Yasmeen, Samia Yasmeen, Umme-e-Kalsoom Awan, Aamir Ali Syed, Neelam Siddiqui

  1597-1601

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• Effect of Role-Modeling (Modelling) Clinical Skills and Professional Behavior on the Learning of Medical Students as Measured through Pre and Post-test Assessment

  Fuad Ahmad Khan Niazi, Tanwir Khaliq

  1602-06

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• Association of Academic Performance with Body Mass Index and Gender Among Physical Therapy Students

  Hafiz Rana Muhmmad Arslan, Sidra Muneer, Faizan Ur Rehaman, Shahbaz Ahmed

  1607-10

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• Influence of Operator Experience on Clinically Achieved Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Metal-Ceramic Crowns

  Ayesha Naseem, Waleed Ishaq, Sara Aziz, Salman Ahmed, Aamir Ghafoor

  1611-15

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• Level of General Stress in Doctors Community in Pre and Post Covid-19 Scenario in Different Hospitals of Pakistan

  Shaista Nayyar, Asif Niaz, Naseer Ahmed Abbas, Naveed Lashari, Jawad Ahmad, Shahid Khan

  1616-19

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• Barriers Faced by Medical and Dental House-Officer During Research in Twin Cities of Pakistan

  Komal Arshad, Ayesha Ahmed, Aqeel Ibrahim, Abdul Rehman, Zainab Haroon, Ayousha Iqbal

  1620-23

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• Attachment Styles and their Demographic Association Among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan

  Ivan Suneel, Elizabeth Schwaiger Suneel, Sarah Anthoney

  1624-28

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• Morphological spectrum of Xp11. Translocation-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Developing Country

  Iram Khan, Sana Ghulam Nabi, Sajid Mushtaq, Noreen Akhtar, Usman Hassan, Muddasir Hussain

  1629-35

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• Disorders Causing Secondary Hypertension in Patients Less Than 45 Years of Age

  Sayed Tanveer Abbas Gilani, Ghazala Iftikhar, Sobia Latif, Bilal Ahmed, Syed Aown Shah Bokhari, Airas Bukhari

  1636-40

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• Association of Apolipoprotein B and Triglyceride Levels with Coronary Artery Disease

  Hunain Habib, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Aamir, Afshan Bibi, Haroon Javed, Syed Raza Jaffer

  1641-45

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• Shoulder Pain in Policemen Due to Gun Hanging in Lahore, Pakistan

  Hammad Shakeel, Ayesha Arooj, Sana Tauqeer, Iqra Zakaullah, Kinza Amin, Sidra Saleem

  1645-48

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• Getting Negative for COVID-19: Role of Ethnicity and Demographic Factors

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

  1649-52

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• Smokeless Tobacco Use and Its Association with Head and Neck Tumors and its relationship with Ethnicity; A Hospital Based Study

  Maryum Nouman, Ghulam Haider, Shumyla Beg, Aisha Shahid, S. M. Ahsan Nawaz, Rabeea Nouman

  1653-57

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• Associative Factors Involved in Avoidance of Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Breastfeeding after C-section

  Asbah Rahman, Qudrat Ullah Malik, Muhammad Faisal Shafiq, Shaista Mumtaz, Muhammad Waleed Babar, Saira Akram

  1658-62

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• Comparison of Post-Operative Results of Early Versus Delayed Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Isolated Mandibular Fractures

  Amna Hassan, Yumna Shafqat, Adnan Babar, Saad Mahmood, Amna Muzaffar, Muhammad Afzal

  1662-66

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• Clinical Features and Outcome of SARS-CoV 2 Virus Infection in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases

  Shahida Perveen, Babur Salim, Mohammad Jamal Faisal, Saba Samreen

  1667-72

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• Comparison of Serum Copper, Zinc, Lead, Aluminium and Iron Levels in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease with Healthy Controls in Tertiary Care Hospital

  Tahir Asad, Muhammad Aamir, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Usman Munir, Sobia Irum Kirmani, Afshan Awan

  1673-77

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• Antenatal Diagnosis, Surgical Approach and Maternal Morbidity with Placenta Accreta

  Nadia Arif, Bushra Zafar, Raja Qaseem Ahmed, Farrukh Shehzad

  1678-81

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• Comparison of the Efficacy of Tazarotene 0.1% Cream Versus Clindamycin 1% Gel in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

  Afnan Bin Haq, Zafar Iqbal Shaikh, Sadia Malik, Amir Ashraf, Syed Sajid Ali Shah, Ayesha Anwar

  1682-85

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• Comparison of the Efficacy of Intravenous Lignocaine and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine in Attenuation of Hemodynamic Stress Response to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation

  Raja Nand, Shizan Hamid Feroz, Mirza Sijeel Ahmed, Syed Asad Ullah Jafri, Muhsan Sultan, Niaz Ahmed

  1686-89

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• Assessment of Serum Biochemical Changes in Hepatic Encephalopathy

  Amna Rauf, Sidra Rauf

  1690-93

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• Death Anxiety Scale for Pre-Surgical Patients

  Rabia Noor Khan, Rafiq Dar

  1694-97

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• Assessment of Quality of Life Among Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Hooria Rehman, Huma Arshad Cheema, Muhammad Arshad Alvi, Muhammad Nadeem Anjum, Zafar Fayyaz, Syeda Sara Batool, Anjum Saeed

  1698-1702

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• Rise CKMB and Myoglobin Levels in Non-Cardiac Patients of Ischemic Stroke Presenting to Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

  Muhammad Dawood, Yasir Abbas, Asif Hashmat, Andaleeb Khan, Kamil Rehman Butt, Shahana Rehman

  1703-06

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• Pattern of Congenital Heart Diseases among Term and Preterm Neonates in a Tertiary Care Hospital of a Developing Country

  Fahim Ahmed Subhani, Abdul Wahab Siddique, Ammara Ayub, Bilal Ahmed, Syed Awais ul Hassan Shah, Asma Anjum

  1707-10

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• Skills and Attitudes of Students which Affect Fostering of Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Medical Students

  Ahmad Muqeem, Syma Arshad, Sadaf Sajid, Abdullah Ahmad

  1711-15

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• Clinical Characteristics of Novel Coronavirus Disease in the Pediatric Population

  Muhammad Waleed Babar, Qudrat Ullah Malik, Farooq Ikram, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Junaid Bashir, Muzzammil Ghaffor

  1716-20

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• Clinical Profile and Induction Outcome of Children with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

  Awais Arshed, Faran Nasarullah, Samra Shahid, Muhammad Tahir, Tanzeela Farah, Tariq Ghafoor

  1720-24

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• Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Islamabad

  Mohammad Roman, Bilal Habib, khursheed Anwar

  1725-30

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• Frequency and Pattern of Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

  Sadaf Naz, khurshid Ahmad khan, Amina Umer, Muhammad Tabish Raza, Khalid Mehmood Nasir, Imtiaz Hussain

  1730-33

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• Disposal of Radioactive Waste Generated at the End of 18F- Fluorodeoxyglucose Production for Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET-CT) Scan at Armed Forces Institute of Radiology and Imaging, Rawalpindi

  Rizwan Bilal, Syed Ali Mehdi, Atiq ur Rehman Slehria, Hidayat Ullah, Zafar Amin, Ali Jamal

  1734-38

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• Chronic HCV Infection–Comparison of Awareness Regarding Mode of Transmission in Educated and Uneducated Patients Presenting in Gastroenterology/ Medical Clinics in Various Hospitals of Sindh Province

  Rao Zaid Ali Khan, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Uzair Ali Khan, Laima Alam, Syed Rehan Asghar Naqvi, Syed Zohair Asghar Naqvi

  1739-42

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• Immune Status Against Hepatitis B Infection in Children with Thalassemia Major in Pakistan: A Single-Centre Study

  Misbah Fakih, Faisal Basheer, Qamar uz Zaman Khan, Fasih Hashmi, Hafsa Asad

  1743-47

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• Comparison of the Efficacy of Probiotics Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in Children

  Sumyra Saleem, Zafar Iqbal Shaikh, Nighat Akbar, Sameena Kausar

  1748-51

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• Factors Leading to Morbidity and Mortality in Neonates Presenting to Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi

  Sehar Aslam, Zeeshan Ahmed, Saeed Zaman, Eisha Mansoor, Tariq Nadeem, Samina Tabussam

  1752-56

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• Assessment of Pattern of Drug Abuse from Different Clinical Settings in a Reference Laboratory of Pakistan During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Alveena Younas, Muhammad Aamir, Sobia Irum Kirmani, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Afshan Bibi, Muhammad Usman Munir

  1757-61

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• Effect on Cuff Pressure of Various Endotracheal Tube Cuff Inflation Methods

  Tanveer Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Rashid Iqbal, Chaudhry Raheel Ranjha, Mah Rukh, Hafiz Ahmed Hassam Bhalli, Muhammad Ahmed Raza

  1762-65

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• Visual Rehabilitation after Phacoemulsification with Rigid Intraocular Lens Implantation at Tertiary Care Hospital-Jamshoro

  Mona Liza Mahesar, Noman Ahmed, Asadullah Jatoi, Ashok Kumar Nasrani

  1766-69

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• Altered Mental Status and Its Causes: Commonest Dilemma of Residents and Emergency Physicians

  jamal Azfar Khan, Hassaan Mehmood, Muhammad Irfan Khattak

  1770-73

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• Comparison of Nebulized Ketamine with Nebulized Magnesium Sulfate for the Prevention of Postoperative Sore Throat

  Chaudhry Raheel Ranjha, Muhammad Saeed, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Muhammad Rashid Iqbal, Khalid Buland, Arona Terrence

  1774-78

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• Frequency of Multiple Gestations in Kohat

  Muhammad Ramzan, Fauzia Yasmeen, Shazia Afzal, Shahida Ghani, Shahid Mahmood, Bibi Syeda, Rafia .

  1779-82

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• Frequency of Dry Eyes with and without Posterior Blepharitis in Diabetes Patients

  Mahum Faheem, Syed Abid, Hassan Naqvi, Muhammad Haroon Sarfaraz, Farooq ul Abidin

  1783-86

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• Comparison of Sequential and Concomitant Therapy for Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori

  Faisal Shabbir, Shazia Nisar, Nadeem Ashraf, Babar Khan, Farzana Hakim, Hammad Khan

  1787-90

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• A Comparative Analysis of Body Image, Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem of Patients Before and After Rhinoplasty

  Saeed Ullah, Abdul Hakeem, Noshaba Razaq, Saadat Ullah Waleem, Zaryab Saeed

  1791-94

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• Factors Associated with Adverse Effects in Elderly Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

  Ahmed Raza, Zulfiqar Ali Amin, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Umair, Amjad Khan

  1795-98

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• Effect of Short Inter-Pregnancy Interval on the Outcome of Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section

  Nafeesa Hiba, Salma Nisar, Zainab Abbas Mirza, Khansa Qadeer, Sadaf Mumtaz, Munawar Jannat Rana

  1799-1803

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• Removal of Partially Impacted Mandibular Third Molars with and without Flap: A Comparison of Two Surgical Techniques

  Naseer Ahmed, Muhammad Nazir Khan, Saad Mahmood, Muhammad Ramzan Adeel, Ammar Yasir, Shahrukh Ahmed Saeed

  1804-07

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• Association of Serum Apelin levels with Peripheral Neuropathy in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

  Syeda Fouzia Mazloum, Amina Nadeem, Sidra Shauqat, Nadia Latif

  1808-11

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• Relationship between Different Ultrasonographic Grades of Fatty Liver and Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in Asymptomatic Individuals

  Ayesha Kamran, Adeel Arif, Khawar Shabbir, Rehan Aslam Gill, Muhammad Masood Khan

  1812-15

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• Effects of Vitamin D on the Histomorphology of Norethisterone-Induced Hepatosteatosis in Female Rats

  Asima Tabassum, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani, Aqsa Zahid, Saadia Rashid, Faiza Umbreen, Irum Zakria

  1816-20

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• Variations in Lipid Profile During Critical Illness

  Mehreen Hassan, Tariq Bin Sharif, Aamir Ijaz, Naveed Asif, Azooba Fatima, Afshan Bibi

  1821-25

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• Burkholderia Cepacia: An Emerging Superbug in Intensive Care Unit Settings of Tertiary Care Hospitals in Pakistan

  Rafia Irfan, Amna Amer, Irfan Ali Mirza, Wajid Hussain, Mariam Sarwar, Mahtab Akhtar

  1826-30

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• Effect of Topical Liquid Nitrogen on Pain Reduction during Intradermal Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy Scalp in Androgenic Alopecia

  Moizza Tahir, Sadia Malik, Khawar Kamal, Najia Ahmed, Atiya Rahman, Siddiqa Javaid

  1831-34

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• Comparison of Oncological Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Versus an Open Procedure

  Qazi Tafheem Ul Haq, Muhammad Ayub Ashrat, Usman Bin Ali, Usman Ghani, Hasnain Razzaque, Saadan Saleem

  1835-38

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• Genotypic Frequency of RHC Antigen in Women of Reproductive Age in Pakistan

  Saima Bashir, Fahim Akhtar, Mohammad Abdul Naeem, Maria Khan, Sunila Tashfeen, Saleem Ahmed Khan

  1839-42

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• Impact of Nail Polish Colour on the Accuracy of Pulse Oximeter Reading in Healthy Individuals

  Umer Naseer, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Abdul Rehman, Samia Shaheen, Huma Gul, Muhammad Saad Aziz

  1843-46

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Short Communication

• Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Collateral Damage Due to Suspension of Vascular Access Services

  Ahsin Manzoor Bhatti, Anum Arif, Mannan Masud, Khalid Siddique, Ali Saeed, Amjad Khan

  1847-49

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Case Reports

• Central Venous Pressure Catheter (CVP) Guide Wire Loss an Uncommon Complication of Very Common Procedure and its Percutaneous Removal- A Case Report

  Salman Ahmed, Naeem Mengal, Muhammad Raza -ul- Haq, Gulshan Ahmed, Zain Mehmood, Khadijah Abid

  1850-51

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