Vol. 30 No. 6 (2014): November – December 2014 Pak J Med Sci

November – December 2014 Pak J Med Sci

Published: 2014-09-10

Editorial

  • Authors- the most dangerous pressure group

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.6465

Original Articles

  • Mode of coronary revascularization and short term clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease

    Ashique Ali Khoso, Khawar Abbas Kazmi, Saqiba Tahir, Hasanat Sharif, Safia Awan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5540

  • The significance of tubular and glomerular proteinuria in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury

    Christopher Thiam Seong Lim, Han Khim Tan, Yeow Kok Lau
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5684

  • The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain & its associated factors among female Saudi school teachers

    Abdulmonem Alsiddiky, Algethami Hanan, Ahmed Elaf, Tokhtah Haneen, Aldouhan Jenan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5778

  • Clinical presentation of children in emergency department diagnosed as Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus

    Elif Unsal Avdal, Burcu Arkan, Yasemin Tokem, Medet Korkmaz, Fatma Iltuş Kırbıyıkoğlu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5323

  • Gestational diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in pregnant women

    Jinhua Wei, Jianbo Gao, Jinluo Cheng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5755

  • Restless legs syndrome in end stage renal disease patients on haemodialysis

    Irfan Haider, Muhammad Anees, Syed Adnan Hussain Shahid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5691

  • Effects of zinc supplementation on subscales of anorexia in children: A randomized controlled trial

    Roya Kelishadi, Majid Khademian, Neda Farhangpajouh, Armindokht Shahsanaee, Maryam Bahreynian, Mehran Mirshamsi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.6377

  • Pernicious anemia in patients with macrocytic anemia and low serum B12

    Abdulmanea AA, Alsaeed AH, Shaik AP, AlGahtani FH
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5413

  • Burden of neurological illnesses in a pediatric intensive care unit of developing country

    Qlab Abbas, Amber Shabbir, Nveed Rehman Siddiqui, Raman Kumar, Anwar Haque
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5671

  • Risk factors of cardiovascular disease in patients with renal transplantation

    Hongming Zhang, Xiaoyan Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5610

  • Low molecular weight heparin in unexplained recurrent miscarriage

    Halide Yuksel, Semra Kayatas, Aysen Boza, Murat Api, Aktug Ertekin, Cetin Cam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5477

  • Therapeutic effects of segmental resection and decompression combined with joint prosthesis on continuous knee osteoarthritis

    Junlai Xue, Changhong Wang, Peng Liu, Xiangchun Xie, Shan Qi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5341

  • Recurrence rate with use of intraoperative Mitomycin-C versus Conjunctival Autograft following pterygium excision

    Quratulain Paracha, Mohammad Ayoob, Zafar Dawood, Sajid Ali Mirza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5191

  • Abuse potential assessment of propofol by its subjective effects after sedation

    Aysu Hayriye Tezcan, Dilsen Hatice Ornek, Onur Ozlu, Mustafa Baydar, Nurcan Yavuz, Nihal Gokbulut Ozaslan, Kevser Dilek, Aylin Keske
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5811

  • Identification of learning needs of patients hospitalized at a University Hospital

    Sehrinaz Polat, Selda Celik, Habibe Ayyildiz Erkan, Kamber Kasali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5711

  • Prognostic role of simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index and the European Society of Cardiology Prognostic Model in short- and long-term risk stratification in pulmonary embolism

    Talat Kilic, Hakan Günen, Gazi Gülbas, Suleyman Savas Hacievliyagil, Ali Özer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5737

  • Detection of osteoporosis by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

    Asad Ullah Makhdoom, Muhammad Qasim Rahopoto, Khaleeque Ahmed Siddiqui, Ghulam Ali Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5566

  • Enhancing effect of β-elemene emulsion on chemotherapywith harringtonine, aclacinomycin and Ara-c in treatment of refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia

    Cuiping Zheng, Xiaoping Cai, Shenghao Wu, Zhen Liu, Yuejian Shi, Wenjin Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5207

  • Terbinafin 1% Cream and Ketoconazole 2% Cream in the Treatment of Pityriasis Versicolor: A randomized comparative clinical trial

    Fardin Gharibi, Farrokh Rad, Roxana Yaghmaee, Bahram Nik-Khoo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5509

  • Age and site of Colonic Neoplastic Lesions: Implications of screening in South Asia

    Manzoor - Hussain, Abdullah Bin Khalid, Syed Ahsan, Wasim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, Anam Javed, Sana Wahab
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5701

  • Clinical significance of automatic warning function of cardiac remote monitoring systems in preventingacute cardiac episodes

    Shouqiang Chen, Shanshan Xing, Haiqing Gao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5484

  • The effect of intraarticular levobupivacaine and bupivacaineinjection on the postoperative pain managementin total knee artroplastic surgery

    Nurcan Yavuz, Vildan Taspinar, Derya Karasu, Aysu Tezcan, Bayazit Dikmen, Nermin Gogus
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5877

  • Depression, anxiety, stress and demographic determinants of hypertension disease

    Mamoona Mushtaq, Najma Najam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5433

  • Eating habits of preschool children and the risk of obesity, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in adults

    Małgorzata Kostecka
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5792

  • Type A and Type B personality among Undergraduate Medical Students: Need for psychosocial rehabilitation

    Aliya Hisam, Mahmood Ur Rahman, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Ghulam Raza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5541

  • Turkish women’s opinions about cesarean delivery

    Rukiye Höbek Akarsu, Salime Mucuk
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5748

  • Association between arterial stiffness and risk of coronary artery disease

    Keqin Luo, Xiao-wei Feng, Bing-can Xu, Hui-bao Long
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5584

  • Frequency of pulmonary hypertensionin hemodialysis patients

    Kunwer Naveed Mukhtar, Syed Mohkumuddin, Sumbal Nasir Mahmood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5525

  • High prevalence of protein C, protein S, antithrombin deficiency, and Factor V Leiden mutation as a cause of hereditary thrombophilia in patients of venous thromboembolism and cerebrovascular accident

    Nadir Ali, Muhammad Ayyub, Saleem Ahmed Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5878

  • Hemodialysis patients profile at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

    Huma Mamun Mahmud, Muneer Siddiqui, Babar Bashir, Syed Farman Ali, Akhter Ali Baloch, Mohd Masroor
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5364

  • Diagnostic value of combined parameters derived from ambulatory electrocardiography for detecting coronary artery disease in non-active chest pain patients

    Yue Jiang, Jun-Ping Tian, Hong Wang, Bu-Xing Chen, Feng-He Du
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5176

  • Non obstructive coronary artery disease in patients admitted for elective coronary angiography

    Muhammad Navaid Iqbal, Masood Rao, Nauman Khan, Rehan Malik, Abdul Nafey Kazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5927

  • Contribution of GLC3A locus to Primary Congenital Glaucoma in Pakistani population

    Rasheeda Bashir, Mahrukh Sanai, Adnan Azeem, Imran Altaf, Faiza Saleem, Sadaf Naz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5771

  • Injury incidence and balancein Rugby players

    Jaco Ras M, Threethambal Puckree
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5648

  • The effects of Aminophylline on clinical recovery and bispectral index in patients anesthetized withtotal intravenous anaesthesia

    Sina Ghaffaripour, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Ashkan Rahimi, Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini, Abdolhamid Chohedri, Hilda Mahmoudi, Mohammad Reza Kazemi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5853

  • Comparative study of alterations in Tri-iodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4) hormone levels in breast and ovarian cancer

    Mahmood Rasool, Muhammad Imran Naseer, Kalsoom Zaigham, Arif Malik, Naila Riaz, Rabail Alam, Abdul Manan, Ishfaq Ahmed Sheikh, Muhammad Asif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5294

  • Upper extremities and spinal musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors in students using computers

    Bilge Basakci Calik, Nesrin Yagci, Süleyman Gürsoy, Mehmet Zencir
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5022

  • Reperfusion times of ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction in hospitals

    Shujuan Dong, Yingjie Chu, Haibo Zhang, Yuhang Wang, Xianzhi Yang, Lei Yang, Long Chen, Haijia Yu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5696

  • Reliability of the ICD-10 International Personality Disorder Examination (Urdu Translation): A preliminary study

    Imran Ijaz Haider, Fatima Bukharie, Fareeha Hamid, Muhammad Ayub, Muhammad Irfan, Farooq Naeem
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5692

  • Development and validation of a convenient formula evaluating the value and applicability of medical literature in clinical practice

    Hsiao-Pei Mok, Ying Zhou, Jun-Ru Chen, Qiang Gao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5450

  • Intravitreal injection of Bevacizumab in diabetic macular edema

    Asim Ateeq Khan, Muhammad Ali Tahir, Alyscia Miriam Cheema, Arif Dahri, Saifullah Tareen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5738

  • Cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetes patients accompaniedwith obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

    Huanyin Li, Qi Gong, Jinshan Shao, Xueyuan Liu, Yanxin Zhao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5861

  • Risk factors for persistent airflow limitation: Analysis of 306 patients with asthma

    Lingcheng Wang, Shuncui Gao, Wei Zhu, Jun Su
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5363

  • Complicated illegal induced abortions at a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

    Maduabuchi Eugene Ikeanyi, Chukwunwendu Anthony Okonkwo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5506

  • ERCC1, RRM1 and TUBB3 mRNA expression on the tumor response and overall survival of non-small cell lung cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

    Hongwei Qiao, Xiaoping Huang, Hua Guo, Yan Liu, Chunyan Yue
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5768

  • Association of ERCC1 rs3212986 & ERCC2 rs13181polymorphisms with the risk of glioma

    Qing-ke Cui, Jian-xin Zhu, Wei-dong Liu, Yun-hua Wang, Zhi-gang Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5221

Review Article

  • Energy drinks: Getting wings but at what health cost?

    Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Rahila Iftikhar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5396

Short Communication

  • The panacea toolbox of a PhD biomedical student

    Younis Skaik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.6378

Case Reports

  • Migration of ingested sewing needle from within sigmoid colon to outside of the lumen

    Mehmet Nuri Cevizci, Muhammet Demir, Berrin Demir, Ilknur Demir, Omer Kilic
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5423

  • Skin bridging secondary to ingrown toenail

    Mehmet Dadaci, Bilsev Ince, Zeynep Altuntas, Haldun Onuralp Kamburoglu, Ozan Bitik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5790

  • Congenital hypoplasia of first digital ray of hands as an isolated presentation in four subjects

    Karmoon Lal, Sara Mumtaz, Attiq-ur Rehman, Maryam Bibi, Zahida Pervin, Sajid Malik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5464

Correspondence

  • Re: Factors affecting recurrence and progressionof high grade non invasive bladder cancer treated by intravesical BCG

    Haichao Huang, Jie Jin, Xin Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.6408

  • Subject and Author Index 2014

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.7505