Vol. 68 No. 2 (2018): April

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Published: 30-04-2018

Editorial

INCENTIVIZING UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS - GATEWAY TO RESEARCH CULTURE Incentivizing Undergraduate Medical Students

Amina Nadeem

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Original Articles

THE DETERMINATION OF MEDIANS OF BIOCHEMICAL MATERNAL SERUM MARKERS IN HEALTHY WOMEN GIVING BIRTH TO NORMAL BABIES Determination of Medians of Biochemical Maternal Serum Markers

Noreen ., Asif Nawaz, Tariq Bin Sharif, Hamza Akhtar, Quratulain ., Aamir Ijaz

185-90
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MICROBIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS AND THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY CAUSING VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP) Antimicrobial Sensitivity Causing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Umer Ul Haq, Haq Nawaz Awan, Waseem Raja, Waseem Wali, Nadia Sultan

191-97
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COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EFFICACY OF PREGABALIN AND AMITRIPTYLINE IN ALLEVIATING PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH PAINFUL DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY Efficacy of Pregabalin And Amitriptyline in Alleviating Pain

Irfan Ali Soomro, Fawad Ahmad, Naveed Ahmed

198-201
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CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ANTI N-METHYL-DASPARTATE RECEPTOR AUTO-IMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS Anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Auto-Immune Encephalitis

Syed Onaiz Zulfiqar Anwar, Jahanzeb Liaqat, , Waseem Alamgir, , Waseem Alamgir

202-06
FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS OF FREQUENT EXACERBATIONS OF ASTHMA IN PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A HOSPITAL-BASED COMPARATIVE STUDY Exacerbations of Asthma in Patients

Asma Chaudhry, Kaleem Ullah Toori, Sumaira Saleem

207-13
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VENOUS CATHETER TIP INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL Venous Catheter Tip Infections

Azmat Ali,, Fyza Saleem, Awais Saeed Abbasi

214-20
COMPARISON OF MEAN BLOOD LOSS USING HARMONIC SCALPEL AND MONOPOLAR ELECTROCAUTRY IN MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY Blood Loss Using Harmonic Scalpel And Monopolar Electrocautry

Rizwan Ahmed,, Amir Hussain, Muhammad Zill-e- Humayon, Omer Bin Abdul Aziz, Irfan Shuk, Komal Asgher

221-24
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TRANSCALLOSAL, TRANSFORAMINAL APPROACH FOR EXCISION OF COLLOID CYSTS OF THIRD VENTRICLE Transcallosal, Transforaminal Approach For Excision of Colloid Cysts

Maqsood Akram

225-29
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TO DETERMINE THE OUTCOMES OF FREE TISSUE TRANSFER FOR LARGE SCALP AND FOREHEAD DEFECTS RECONSTRUCTION Outcomes of Free Tissue Transfer

Aamna Sanober, Mamoon Rashid, Shumaila Yousaf,, Ishtiaq Ur Rehman, Samia Fatima,, Farhan Ahmed Eitezaz

230-35
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PREOPERATIVE TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER LIMB FRACTURES; ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME OF SURGERY, POSTOPERATIVE AMBULATION AND HOSPITAL STAY Two Dimensional Echocardiography in Lower Limb Fractures

Anas Bin Saif, Sohail Hafeez,, Nadeem Chaudhary, Usama Bin Zubair

236-40
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RESULTS OF IRRIGATION OF MAXILLARY SINUS WITH METRONIDAZOLE AFTER ANTRAL WASHOUT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MAXILLARY SINUSITIS Irrigation of Maxillary Sinus With Metronidazole After Antral Washout

Amir Ali Khan, Amanat Ali Shah, Amanat Ali Shah, Tehmina Rehman, Abdullah .

241-44
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BRIMONIDINE EFFICACY ON INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE CONTROL FOLLOWING ND: YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY YAG Laser Capsulotomy

Muhammad Asaad Saleem, Muhammad Manzoor, Asim Shehzad, Muhammad Ramzan, Saliha Hafeez

245-49
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CORRELATION OF ANTERIOR CHAMBER DEPTH WITH PERIPAPILLARY NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS Anterior Chamber Depth With Peripapillary Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness

Bilal Hassan, Haroon Javaid, , Muhammad Saim Saim, Shafaq Rabbani, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Asim Mehboob

250-53
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IN VITRO EFFECT OF NEW ANTIBIOTICS AGAINST CLINICAL ISOLATES OF SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A New Antibiotics Against Clinical Isolates of Salmonella Paratyphi A

Nasrullah Malik, Muneeb Ur Rehman, Mamoon Ahmed

254-60
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AFEBRILE MALARIA Afebrile Malaria

Qayas Ahmad, Muhammad Aatif, Amina Akbar

261-64
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IN VITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MRSA CLINICAL ISOLATES TO CEFTAROLINE MRSA Clinical Isolates To Ceftaroline

Muhammad Aurangzeb, Raja Kamran Afzal, Muhammad Abid, Aamir Hussain, Fauzia Aitazaz, Rozina Khaliq

265-68
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PATTERN OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE IN TROOPS AND TROOP FAMILIES IN ARMED FORCES Pattern of Peripheral Vascular Disease

Afshan Fayyaz, Ahsin Manzoor Bhatti, Umar Fayyaz Ghani

269-272
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CAESARIAN SECTIONS: FREQUENCY AND INDICATIONS AT PERIPHERAL TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL Caesarian Sections: Frequency And Indications

Naila Tahir, Muhammad Adil,, Sadia Fatima, Shahbaz Khan

273-79
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INTRAUTERINE BALLOON TAMPONADE-A NOVEL TECHNIQUE TO PREVENT AND MANAGE PLACENTAL SITE HAEMORRHAGE Intrauterine Balloon Tamponade

Naila Tahir, Sadia Fatima, Muhammad Hamza Jahangeer, Muhammad Adil, Shahbaz Khan

280-84
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VALIDITY OF BISPECTRAL INDEX IN DIAGNOSIS OF MILD AND MODERATE HEAD INJURY Validity of Bispectral Index in Head Injury

Nazish Shauka, Waqas Ahmad Kazi, Syed Ali Raza Ali Shah, Syeda Sarah Naqvi

285-88
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ETIOLOGY AND PATTERN OF PRESENTATION OF GASTRITIS IN CHILDREN, OUR EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL Gastritis in Children

Nagina , Shahzadi, Huma Arshad Cheema, Anjum Saeed, Hassan Suleman Malik, Nadia Waheed

289-93
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ORGANISM CAUSING VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN PRESENTING AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KARACHI Organism Causing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Mohammad Iqbal,; Ameer Ali Jamali

294-99
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OUTCOME OF NEONATES VENTILATED IN NICU OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR OUTCOME Outcome of Neonates Ventilated in NICU

Arshad Khushdil, Khushdil, Talal Waqar, Zeeshan Ahmed

300-304
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ROTAVIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL Rotavirus Infection in Children

Syed Saddam Hussain, Nazir Ahmed Malik, Fahim Ahmed Subhani, Sana Yousuf

305-09
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CHALLENGES FACED BY FEMALE DOCTORS DURING FELLOWSHIP TRAINING HINDERING THEIR PROFESSIONAL PROGRESS IN A CONSERVATIVE CULTURAL CONTEXT Challenges Faced By Female Doctors During Fellowship Training

Komel Zulfiqar, Usman Mahboob, Rahila Yasmeen

310-15
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ESTIMATING ORAL POLIO VACCINE COVERAGE DROPOUTS FOR EQUITABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN Oral Polio Vaccine Coverage Dropouts

Aneel Salman, Muhammad Iftikhar Ul Husnain, Tahir Ul Mulk Kahlon

316-20
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PSYCHIARTIC MORBIDITY AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP IN MEDICAL STUDENTS Seeking Professional Help in Medical Students

Hira Liaqat, Aisha Saleem, Iram Yousaf, Ayesha Shahid

321-25
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SPLIT HALF RELIABILITY OF MODIFIED HAND TEST Split Half Reliability of Modified Hand Test

Fayyaz Ahmed Anjum, Iffat Batool, Haroon Ur Rasheed

326-32
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AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF PUNICA GRANATUM ON STEROID INDUCED PROXIMAL AND DISTAL TUBULAR DILATATION IN MICE KIDNEY Steroid Induced Proximal And Distal Tubular Dilatation

Humaira Ali, Shadab Ahmed Butt, Khadija Qamar

333-38
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TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN STAGING OF WILMS TUMOR Transabdominal Ultrasonography in Wilms Tumor

Humaira Ali, Uzma Abdullah, Rahat Shahid, Khadija Qama

339-44
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ALISKERIN: A DIRECT RENIN INHIBITOR IMPROVES PANCREATIC FUNCTIONAL B CELL MASS IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC MICE Aliskerin

Asma Khan, Bushra Tayyaba Khan, Salman Bakhtiar, Aroosa Ishtiaq Butt

345-52
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DOPPLER ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IN ANAEMIA OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE Doppler Ultrasound Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow

Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Saeed, Saima Irum

353-56
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ASSOCIATION OF SERUM P1NP (N-TERMINAL PROPEPTIDE OF TYPE1 COLLAGEN) AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY (BMD) IN OSTEOPOROSIS BMD And P1NP

Afshan Iftikhar, Tayeb Asim, Anwar Ul Islam, Syed Tousif Ahmed

357-62
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FREQUENCY OF UROLOGICAL CARCINOMAS PRESENTING AS GROSS HAEMATURIA IN PUNJAB PAKISTAN AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS EARLY DIAGNOSIS Urological Carcinomas Presenting As Gross Haematuria

Saif Ud Din Awan,, Ahmad Nawaz Bhatti, Amer Fakhr, Ayesha Noureen Awan, Hina Fiyyaz

363-68
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NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTATIONS OF HASHIMOTO THYROIDITIS; A CASE SERIES Neuro-Psychiatric Manifestations of Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Jahanzeb Liaqat,, Waseem Raja, Waseem Wali, Muhamad Umar Javed

369-73
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BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEANING OF LIFE AND LIFE SATISFACTION Relationship Between Meaning of Life And Life Satisfaction

Maryam Khurshid, Neelam Ehsan, Najam ul Hasan Abbasi,, Aneela Maqsood, Seema Gul

374-78
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CORRELATION OF CURVE OF SPEE WITH MAXILLO-MANDIBULAR DISCREPANCY AMONG DIFFERENT MALOCCLUSION GROUPS Curve of Spee With Maxillo-Mandibular Discrepancy

Mariya Mujib, Amra Minhas Abid, *Muhammad Alamgir Khan

379-83
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THE EFFECT OF LOW DOSE ASPIRIN ON BLEEDING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MINOR ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES Low Dose Aspirin in Oral Surgical Procedures

Babar Pasha, Waseem Ahmad, Muhammad Afzal, *, Syrd Gulzar Ali Bukhari

384-88
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MEDICAL STUDENT SYNDROME; THE AFFLICTION IN MEDICAL STUDENTS Medical Student Syndrome

Sara Sadiq, Isra Majeed, Fatima Khawar

389-93
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Review Articles

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN PAKISTAN; A HEALTH SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE Non-Communicable Diseases in Pakistan

Rukhsana Roshan, Saima Hamid, *Syed Fawad Mashhadi

394-99

Case Reports

PRIMARY NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOUR OF LIVER Primary Neuroendocrine Tumour of Liver

Ammad Ud Din Nasir, Anas Bin Saif

420-22
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EUROSYPHILIS, EYES DON’T SEE WHAT MIND DOESN’T KNOW. AN OLD TREATABLE DISEASE WITH WHITE MATTER LESION JUST LIKE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT Multiple Sclerosis in A Young Patient

Imran Ahmed, Sameen Fatima, Syed Hassan Raza

423-26
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AN UNUSUAL CASE OF HYPOALBUMINEMIA Hypoalbuminemia

Iffat Rafique, Muhammad Younas, Fahim Akhtar

427-29
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Medical Education

RISK OF ACQUIRING CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN TRIBAL AREAS OF PAKISTAN Risk of Acquiring Leishmaniasis

Shaista Nayyar, Asif Niaz, Muhammad Farooq, Ehsan Zafar

400-403
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TRAINEES’ PERCEPTION OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN PUBLIC TEACHING HOSPITALS OF RAWALPINDI: A MIXED METHODS STUDY Trainees’ Perception of Learning Environment in Public Teaching Hospitals

Lubna Ejaz Kahloon

404-11
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ISSUES AND REMEDIES RELATED TO LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF STUDENTS DURING MATERNAL, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH CLERKSHIP Learning Environment of Students During Clerkship

Azra Amerjee, Rahat Qureshi, Amina Ahmad, Shazia Babar

412-19
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