Vol. 32 No. 4 (2016): July - August 2016 Pak J Med Sci

July - August 2016 Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2016-07-14

Editorial

  • Impact of Impact Factor, Publication Auditand the importance of Citations

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10927

Original Articles

  • Concept mapping improves academic performance in problem solving questions in Biochemistry subject

    Mukhtiar Baig, Saba Tariq, Rehana Rehman, Sobia Ali, Zohair Gazzaz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10432

  • Comparison of effects of propofol and isosorbide dinitrateduring rewarming on cardiopulmonary bypass

    Aamir Furqan, Sohail Ahmad, Liaqat Ali, Rahat Akhtar, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig, Rana Altaf
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10190

  • Clinical efficacy and safety of hypernormal shortened door to needle time (DNT) plus individualized low-dose alteplase therapy in treating acute ischemic stroke

    Hongyan Lei, Yansen Cui, Mei Zheng, Daiqun Yang, Liquan Wang, Ziran Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9518

  • An assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonias and risk factors identified in the Intensive Care Unit

    Mevlüt Karataş, Sedat Saylan, Uğur Kostakoğlu, Gürdal Y?lmaz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10381

  • Frequency of hospital acquired pneumonia and its microbiological etiology in medical intensive care unit

    Muhammad Imran, Alina Amjad, Fakhir Raza Haidri
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.8942

  • Effect of age on the outcome of renal transplantation:A single-center experience

    Faruk Ozkul, Halil Erbis, Vural Taner Yilmaz, Huseyin Kocak, Ibrahim Ali Osmanoglu, Ayhan Dinckan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10094

  • Compliance and effectiveness of WHO Surgical Safety Check list: A JPMC Audit

    Mariyah Anwer, Shahneela Manzoor, Nadeem Muneer, Shamim Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9884

  • A Non-invasive method for assessment of intravascular fluid status: Inferior vena cava diameters and collapsibility index

    Sinan Karacabey, Erkman Sanrı, Ozlem Guneysel
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10290

  • Acute coronary syndrome in young adults from a Malaysian tertiary care centre

    Fan Kee Hoo, Yoke Loong Foo, Sazlyna Mohd Sazlly Lim, Siew Mooi Ching, Yang Liang Boo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9689

  • Ramadan and Diabetes - Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of General Practitioners: A cross-sectional study

    Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Bella Z Hashmi, Muhammad Saif Ulhaque
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9904

  • Does menopausal status impact urinary continence outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy without anti-incontinence procedures in continent women?

    Abdurrahman Hamdi İnan, Emrah Töz, Emrah Beyan, Tutku Gürbüz, Aykut Özcan, Öznur Öner
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9928

  • Complications in operative fixationof calcaneal fractures

    Ying Li, Rong-Hua Bao, Zhi-Qiang Jiang, Huo-Yan Wu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10225

  • Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of lymph node positive and lymph node negative breast cancer

    Naila Irum Hadi, Qamar Jamal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10324

  • Comparison of McGrath

    Mehmet SARGIN, Mehmet Selçuk ULUER
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10037

  • Short term outcome of laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for rectal prolapse

    Muhammad Naeem, Mariyah Anwer, Muhammad Shamim Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10196

  • Interleukin-6 polymorphisms and risk of coronary artery diseases in a Chinese population: A case-control study

    Jiyuan Lv, Yao Hongmei, Jia Yongpin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9908

  • Comparison of risk factors and survival of Type-I and Type-II Endometrial Cancers

    Tahira Yasmeen Malik, Uzma Chishti, Aliya Begum Aziz, Irfan Sheikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9265

  • Tinea pedis and onychomycosis frequency in diabetes mellitus patients and diabetic foot ulcers: A cross sectional

    Gamze Akkuş, Mehtap Evran, Dilek Güngör, Mehmet Karakaş, Tamer Tetiker, Murat Sert
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10027

  • Sucralfate and Lidocain: Antacid 50:50 solution in post esophageal variceal band ligation pain

    Muhammad Hafeez, Ehsan Kadir, Anjum Aijaz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9645

  • Relationship between plasma level of Vitamin D and post operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing CABG

    Kamran Shdvar, Fariba Ramezani, Sarvin Sanaie, Taher Entezari Maleki, Babak Kazemi Arbat, Bahman Naghipour
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10587

  • The effect of sodium hypochlorite and resin cement systems on push-out bond strength of cemented fiber posts

    Fahad Al-Khudhairy, Mohammed Bin-Shuwaish
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10235

  • Stretching the boundaries of medical education: A case of medical college

    Kulsoom Ghias, Kausar S Khan, Rukhsana Ali, Shireen Azfar, Rashida Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10237

  • Early outcomes of on-pump versus off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Ghulam Hussain, Hammad Azam, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig, Naseem Ahmad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9680

  • Preterm birth in twin pregnancies: Clinical outcomes and predictive parameters

    Zehra Nihal Dolgun, Cihan Inan, Ahmet Salih Altintas, Sabri Berkem Okten, Niyazi Cenk Sayin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10409

  • Comparison of permeatal medial placement of graft without raising the tympano-meatal flaps to conventional methods of myringoplasty: An experience at tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

    Saleem Asif Niazi, Zaheer Ul Hassan ., Khaula Atif, Saeed Ullah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9497

  • Analysis of Carotid color ultrasonography and high sensitive C-reactive protein in patients with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction

    Lei Zhao, Zhanyi Zhai, Wei Hou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9731

  • Doppler waveform study as indicator of change of portal pressure after administration of octreotide

    Shahbaz Haider, Qurban Hussain, Sumera Tabassum, Bilal Hussain, Muhammad Rasheed Durrani, Fayyaz Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10275

  • Impact of admission serum total cholesterol level on in-hospital mortality in patients with acute aortic dissection

    Xintian Liu, Xi Su, Hesong Zeng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10124

  • Anti Mullerian Hormone: Ovarian response indicator in young patients receiving Long GnRH Agonist Protocol for Ovarian Stimulation

    Zehra Jamil, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Rehana Rehman, Faiza Alam, Sara Arif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10267

  • Pregnancy rhinitis in Turkish women: Do gestational week, BMI and parity affect nasal congestion?

    Burak Ulkumen, Burcu Artunc Ulkumen, Halil Gursoy Pala, Onur Celik, Nevin Sahin, Gizem Karaca, Meltem Demirdag
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10164

  • Measured versus calculated LDL-cholesterol in subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

    Asher Fawwad, Rubina Sabir, Musarrat Riaz, Hassan Moin, Abdul Basit
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9896

  • Therapeutic effects of topical 5-aminolevulinicacid photodynamic therapy

    Yine Hu, Shufang Dai, Bin Wang, Wei Qu, Jun-Ling Gao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9634

  • Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL) in treatmentof Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy

    Muhammad Saim Khan, Imran Basit, Mazhar Ishaq, Tariq Shakoor, Amer Yaqub, Rana Intisar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10138

  • Clinical comparative study of the effects of Helicobacter pylori colonization on oral health in children

    Asım Dane, Taskin Gurbuz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10034

  • Comparison of effectiveness and cost of patent ductusarteriosus device occlusion versus surgical ligationof patent ductus arteriosus

    Arif Zulqarnain, Muhammad Younas, Tariq Waqar, Ahsan Beg, Touseef Asma, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10048

  • Advantages of caudal block over intrarectal local anesthesiaplus periprostatic nerve block for transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy

    Na Wang, Yaowen Fu, Haichun Ma, Jinguo Wang, Yang Gao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9823

  • Task oriented training improves the balance outcome and reducing fall risk in diabetic population

    Javeria Ghazal, Arshad Nawaz Malik, Imran Amjad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10092

  • Factors influencing development of professionalvalues among nursing students

    Renginar Öztürk Dönmez, Süheyla Özsoy
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10616

  • Son Preference in Pakistan:A Myth or Reality

    Khaula Atif, Muhammad Zia Ullah, Afeera Afsheen, Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi, Zulqarnain Ashraf Raja, Saleem Asif Niazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9987

  • Antimicrobial stewardship program in a Malaysian District Hospital: First Year experience

    Diana Yap Fui Sing, Yang Liang Boo, Roshalina Mukhlis, Pek Woon Chin, Fan Kee Hoo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9855

  • Effect of aerobic exerciseson stuttering

    Illays Khan, Irum Nawaz, Imran Amjad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9351

  • Peer interaction and group education for adaptation to disease in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus

    Sebahat Altundag, Meral Bayat
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9809

  • Knowledge and attitude regarding Ebola virus disease among medical students of Rawalpindi: A preventable threat not yet confronted

    Aliya Hisam, Mariam Nadeem Rana, Mahmood-Ur-Rahman .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9898

  • Clinical value of mammography in diagnosis and identification of breast mass

    Hongjun Li, Shanhua Zhang, Qingyuan Wang, Rongguang Zhu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9384

  • Comparison of maternal serum lipoproteins in normal pregnancyand primiparous patients with eclampsia

    Rubina Nazli, Tasleem Akhtar, Nabila Sher, Jamila Haider, Akmal Khan, Hina Aslam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9859

Review Article

  • Insomnia during Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Rational Interventions

    Ali M Hashmi, Shashi K Bhatia, Subhash K Bhatia, Imran S Khawaja
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10421

  • Zika Virus: Epidemiology, current phobia and preparednessfor upcoming mass gatherings, with examples from World Olympics and Pilgrimage

    Nahla Khamis Ibrahim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10038

Case Reports

  • Adrenalectomy for solitary metastasis of Hepatocellular carcinoma post liver transplantation: Case report and literature review

    Imran Khan Jalbani, Syed M. Nazim, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Farahat Abbas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.10339

  • An unusual cause of Foot Drop: Peroneal extraneural ganglion cyst

    Murat Zümrüt, Mehmet Demirayak, Ahmet Küçükapan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.9998

  • Hyperthyroid hypokalemicperiodic paralysis

    N.S. Neki
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.324.11006

Conference Proceedings