Vol. 31 No. 3 (2015): May - June 2015 Pak J Med Sci

May - June 2015 Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2015-04-28

Original Articles

  • Cervical cancer screening and HPV genotype distributionamong asymptomatic patients of Karachi Pakistan

    Mubeena Shahid, Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Ameena Rehman, Jahanara Ainuddin, Sayed Furqan, Sobia Nazeer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.8004

  • Undergraduate Medical Education Researchin Malaysia: Time for a change

    Abdus Salam, Jemaima Che Hamzah, Tan Geok Chin, Harlina Halizah Siraj, Ruszymah Idrus, Nabishah Mohamad, Azman Ali Raymond
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7389

  • Stress-coping strategies among medical residentsin Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional national study

    Fahad D Alosaimi, Auroabah Almufleh, Sana Kazim, Bandar Aladwani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7490

  • Efficacy and safety of Pro Re Nata regimen without loadingdose ranibizumab injections in retinal vein occlusion

    Erkan Unsal, Kadir Eltutar, Pinar Sultan, Hulya Gungel
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7218

  • Predictive value of brachial-ankle artery pulse wave velocity to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in hospitalised patients with acute dyspnoea

    Tao Cong, Shasha Jiang, Ke Wang, Lei Zhong, Jian Wu, Dechun Su
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6833

  • Morbidity and impact on quality of life in patients with indwelling ureteral stents: A 10-year clinical experience

    Ioan Scarneciu, Sorin Lupu, Catalin Pricop, Camelia Scarneciu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6759

  • Validity of C-reactive protein (CRP) for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

    Effat Hisamuddin, Aliya Hisam, Sughra Wahid, Ghulam Raza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6668

  • Factors determining poor prognostic outcomes following diabetic hand infections

    Bilsev Ince, Mehmet Dadaci, Abdullah Arslan, Zeynep Altuntas, Mustafa Kursat Evrenos, Mehmet Fatih Karsli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6858

  • Vascular endothelial function of patients with stable coronary artery disease

    Zhe Wang, Xinchun Yang, Jun Cai, Hui Shi, Guangzhen Zhong, Hongjie Chi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6892

  • The job satisfaction and burnout levels of primary care health workers in the province of Malatya in Turkey

    Ozlem Cagan, Osman Gunay
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6795

  • Mycoplasma pneumonia infection and asthma: A clinical study

    Shuncui Gao, Lingcheng Wang, Wei Zhu, Jie Jiang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7042

  • Surgical management of axillosubclavian vascular injuries

    Muhammet Akyuz, Orhan Gokalp, Barcin Ozcem, Sedat Ozcan, Yuksel Besir, Ali Gurbuz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7316

  • Bone mineral density in University aged Saudi females

    Lina F Hammad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7264

  • Imipenem Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa:The fall of the final quarterback

    Nadya Ameen, Zahida Memon, Shehla Shaheen, Ghulam Fatima, Farah Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7372

  • Do Hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity increase the risk of severity of nephrolithiasis?

    Eyup Burak Sancak, Mustafa Resorlu, Alpaslan Akbas, Murat Tolga Gulpinar, Muhammet Arslan, Berkan Resorlu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7086

  • Therapeutic effects of laparotomy and laparoscopic surgery on patients with gastric cancer

    Yang Hu, Gaoping Zhao, Heng Zheng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6528

  • Simple clinical risk score for no-reflow prediction in patients undergoing primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with acute STEMI

    Nazile Bilgin Dogan, Ebru Ozpelit, Selma Akdeniz, Muzaffer Bilgin, Nezihi Barış
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7484

  • Vaginitis in pregnancy is related to adverse perinatal outcome

    Fengqiu Xu, Xiaodong Du, Lili Xie
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6752

  • Evaluation of dry eye findings in patients with vitiligo

    Aysun Sanal Dogan, Damla Atacan, Selda Pelin Kartal Durmazlar, Mutlu Acar, Canan Gurdal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6926

  • Low dose albumin for the prevention of renal impairment following large volume paracentesis in cirrhosis

    Waqar Hussain, Abdullah Bin Khalid, Tayyab Usmani, Aiman Ghufran, Hasnain Ali Shah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7281

  • Determination of the patient safety culture among nurses working at intensive care units

    Zühal Y?lmaz, Songul Goris
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7059

  • Declined plasma sfrp5 concentration in patients with type 2 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults

    Liqing Cheng, Dongmei Zhang, Bing Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6964

  • Presence and distribution of dental enamel defects, recurrent aphthous lesions and dental cariesin children with celiac disease

    Kenan Cantekin, Duran Arslan, Ebru Delikan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6960

  • Job satisfaction among doctors, a multi-faceted subjectstudied at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore

    Khaula Atif, Habib Ullah Khan, Shahzad Maqbool
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7402

  • Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analysis of Dengue virus type-1 and 2 isolated in Malaysia

    Md Mostafizur Rahman, Muhd Hasyim Chew, Salasawati Hussin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6340

  • Efficacy and adverse effects of oral chelating therapy (deferasirox) in multi-transfused Pakistani children with ?-thalassemia major

    Muzamil Shabana Ejaz, Shagufta Baloch, Fehmina Arif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6972

  • Dry eye disease and depression-anxiety-stress: A hospital-based case control study in Turkey

    Ugur Y?lmaz, Mehmet Enes Gokler, Alaettin Unsal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7091

  • Construction of finite element model and stress analysisof anterior cruciate ligament tibial insertion

    Can Dai, Liu Yang, Lin Guo, Fuyou Wang, Jingyue Gou, Zhilong Deng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7208

  • Postgraduate education needs of Nurses’ who are caregivers for patients with diabetes

    Esra Ugur, Hulya Demir, Elif Akbal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6732

  • Fetomaternal outcome of pregnancy with Mitral stenosis

    Nazia Ahmed, Hafeeza Kausar, Lubna Ali, Rakhshinda .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7020

  • Correlation between genetic polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in patients with coronary artery disease and cardiac remodeling

    Qibin Yu, Hanmei Li, Linlin Li, Shaoye Wang, Yongbo Wu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7229

  • Comparison of frequency of asymptomatic microhematuria in patients with stage 2-4 versus stage 0-1 pelvic organ prolapse

    Emrah Töz, Sefa Kurt, Mehmet Tunç Canda, Cağdaş Sahin, Ibrahim Uyar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6934

  • Candida isolates from pregnant women and their antifungal susceptibility in a Malaysian tertiary-care hospital

    Siti Norbaya Masri, Sabariah Md Noor, Lailatul Akmar Mat Nor, Malina Osman, Md Mostafizur Rahman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7072

  • Cognitive failure, teacher’s rejection and interpersonal relationship anxiety in children with dyslexia

    Aneeza Habib, Fauzia Naz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7065

  • Complete blood count parameters may have a role in diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease

    Fatma Eskicioğlu, Burcu Artunç Ülkümen, Esat Çalık
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7109

  • Effects of Ringer’s sodium pyruvate solution on serum tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 upon septic shock

    Wei Dong, Guannan Zhang, Feng Qu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7170

  • Expediting support for the pregnant mothers to obtainantenatal care at public health facilities in rural areas of Balochistan province, Pakistan

    Abdul Ghaffar, Sathirakorn Pongpanich, Najma Ghaffar, Robert Sedgwick Chapman, Sheh Mureed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7082

  • Comparing effects of low and high-flow anesthesiaon hemorheology and coagulation factors

    Orhan Binici, Ismail Kati, Ugur Goktas, Lokman Soyaral, Osman Cagatay
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6320

  • Electrodiagnostic approach in entrapment neuropathies of the median and ulnar nerves

    Ana Maria Galamb, Ioan Dan Minea, Liliana Rogozea
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7416

  • Frequency and outcome of treatment in polycystic ovaries related infertility

    Farzana Arain, Nesreen Arif, Hafeez Halepota
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.8003

  • The effect of total hysterectomy on sexual function and depression

    Sonay Baltacı Göktas, Ismet Gün, Tülin Yıldız, Mehmet Nafi Sakar, Sabiha Caglayan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7368

  • Comparative analysis of serum iron, serum ferritin and red cell folate levels among breast fed, fortified milk and cow’s milk fed infants

    Fatima Qudsia, Muhammad Saboor, Shafi Muhammad Khosa, Qamar Ayub, Moinuddin .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6937

Review Article

  • Role of Surgery in locally advanced prostate cancer

    Syed Muhammad Nazim, Farhat Abbas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7103

  • Performance improvement indicators of the Medical Records Department and Information Technology (IT) in hospitals

    Sima Ajami, Saedeh Ketabi, Fatemeh Torabiyan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.8005

Case Reports

  • Thoracoscopic excision of two bronchogenic cysts located in highest upper mediastinum: Report of two cases

    Yan Zhao, Lin Fengwu, Zhang Chuan, Cheng Kunpeng, Dan Dang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.6921

  • Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma: Mimicking an ovarian mass in a child

    Hayr Kahraman Esen, Osman Esen, Cesim İrşi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.5980

Correspondence

  • The efficacy of platelet activation indicatorsfor the diagnosis of tubal ectopic pregnancy

    Fatma Eskicioğlu, Gülüzar Arzu Turan, Esra Bahar Gür
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7362

Conference Proceedings

  • Proceedings of EMMJ6 Medical Journals Conferenceheld at Shiraz Iran (February 18-20, 2015)

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.8112

  • Proceedings of Second International conference on Medical Writing held at Ajman, UAE (March 5-7, 2015)

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.313.7978