Vol. 32 No. 5 (2016): September – October 2016 Pak J Med Sci

September – October 2016 Pak J Med Sci

Published: 2016-09-19

Editorial

  • Quality of pharmacy services and regulatory compliance

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.11416

Original Articles

  • Pattern of initial clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in a tertiary care hospital

    Shabnam Batool, Nighat Mir Ahmad, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Sumaira Farman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.11480

  • Quality of drug stores: Storage practices & Regulatory compliance in Karachi, Pakistan

    Syed Shaukat Ali Muttaqi Shah, Baqar Shyum Naqvi, Mashhad Fatima, Asif Khaliq, Abdul Latif Sheikh, Muhammad Baqar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.9705

  • Relationship of anthropometric measures with Knee Osteoarthritis in diabetes mellitus

    Saera Suhail Kidwai, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Lubna Nazir, Tahira Parveen Umer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10425

  • A comparative study on the effects of MRI- and CT-guided interventional therapies on uterine fibroids

    Yongxu Mu, Ruiqiang Yan, Junfeng He, Xiaoyan Hu, Qiming Li, Haiyan Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10234

  • Contraceptive failure with Copper T380A intrauterine device (IUD): A single tertiary center experience

    Ali Ekiz, Burak Ozkose, Burak Yucel, Muhittin Eftal Avcı, Ahmet Adanur, Gokhan Yildirim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10392

  • Study on risk factors (predisposing factors) for poor diabetes control during Hajj (1436/2015) in people with diabetes

    Gulshad Hasan, Hanan Moabber, Arwa Alyamani, Ahmed Sayeed, Faisal Altatar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.11217

  • Psychiatric symptoms and pregnancy distress in subsequentpregnancy after spontaneous abortion history

    Elahe Haghparast, Mahbobeh Famarzia, Ramezan Hassanzadeh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10909

  • A simple integrated primary health care based model for detection of diabetic retinopathy in resource-limited settings in Pakistani population

    Syed Hunain Riaz, Ali Jawa, Muhammad Zaman Khan Assir, Rashin Chaudhary, Farooq Awan, Javed Akram
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10955

  • Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs in postoperative neurosurgical patients

    Qiang Li, Zongxue Yu, Xiao Chen, Jinjun Wang, Guixi Jiang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10481

  • Efficacy and safety of transepithelial collagen crosslinking for progressive keratoconus

    Sameer Shahid Ameen, Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Kashif Ali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10922

  • Can blood and semen presepsin levels in males predict pregnancy in couples undergoing intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection?

    Ali OVAYOLU, Cansev YILMAZ ARSLANBUĞA, İsmet GÜN, Belgin DEVRANOĞLU, Arman ÖZDEMİR, Şule Eren ÇAKAR
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10610

  • Framingham risk score in impaired glucose tolerant population: A sub analysis of Diabetes Prevention and Awareness Program of Pakistan

    Asher Fawwad, Hassan Moin, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10448

  • Therapeutic effects of sequential chemoradiotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin on locally advanced laryngeal cancer

    Youmao Tao, Chong Ma, Xiangdang Yin, Xuedong Fang, Lixiu Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10640

  • Increase in activity of Na+, K+-ATPase by Porphyrin compounds as treatment for Dysnatremias caused by Diabetes Mellitus

    Abdul Hai, Nadeem Kizilbash
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.11530

  • Functional and structural abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract in severely malnourished children - A hospital based study

    Misbah Anjum, Khemchand Netaram Moorani, Ifra Sameen, Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa, Shazia Kulsoom
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10457

  • Short-term clinical effect of conformal radiotherapy combined with tegafur gimeracil oteracil potassiumin treating recurrent esophagus cancer

    Yuyan Jiao, Yuzhen Shen, Hua Yan, Yan Liu, Haihua Tan, Jianzhe Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10632

  • Better prognostic marker in ICU - APACHE II, SOFA or SAP II!

    Iftikhar Haider Naqvi, Khalid Mahmood, Syed Ziaullaha, Syed Mohammad Kashif, Asim Sharif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10080

  • Individualized supervised resistance training during nebulization in adults with cystic fibrosis

    Ina Shaw, Janine E. Kinsey, Roxanne Richards, Brandon S. Shaw
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.9960

  • Effect of half adult dose of oral Rifampicin (300mg) in patientswith idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy

    Muhammad Saim Khan, Murtaza Sameen Junejo, Arshad Ali Lodhi, Munawar Ahmed, Noman Ahmed Shaikh, Mustafa Kamal Junejo, Sameen Afzal Junejo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10755

  • Expression of Treg/Th17 cells as well as related cytokines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

    Xianhui Geng, Jie Xue
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10902

  • Are serum eosinophilic cationic protein levels of toll collectors affected by diesel exhaust exposure?

    Cahit Bilgin, Peri Arbak, Ozlem Yavuz, Ege Gule, Oner Balbay, Ali Nihat Annakkaya
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10844

  • Sacrohysteropexy performed as uterus conserving surgeryfor pelvic organ prolapse: Review of case files

    Ayesha Khan, Riffat Jaleel, Farah Deeba Nasrullah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10307

  • Clinical effect of peripherally inserted central catheters based on modified seldinger technique under guidance of vascular ultrasound

    Qingguo Wang, Ni Wang, Yuzhen Sun
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10384

  • Role of bevacizumab in the prevention of early postoperative haemorrhage after 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery

    Zaheer Sultan, Fawad Rizvi, Faisal Qureshi, Asaad Mahmood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10362

  • Plasma BNP level combined with surgical Apgar score to predict operative major cardiac adverse events in malignant obstructive jaundice patients

    Wei Yu, Changshan Huang, Qian Wang, Erjiang Zhao, Yuechao Ding, Tao Huang, Chao Ma, Bo Meng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10302

  • Vision screening in children: Is 7-9 years ofage a threshold for visual impairment?

    Yusuf Haydar Ertekin, Murat Tekin, Aysegul Uludag, Sedat Arikan, Erkan Melih Sahin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10367

  • Compressive strength and the effect of duration after photo-activation among dual-cure bulk fill composite core materials

    Fahad Alkhudhairy, Fahim Vohra
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10727

  • Association of rs1800668 polymorphism in glutathione peroxidase- 1 gene and risk of rheumatoidarthritis in Pakistani population

    Shazia Irfan, Asima Rani, Muhammad Arshad, Syed Kashif Nawaz, Maryam Sameem, Iram Liaqat
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10325

  • Effects of bisoprolol in combination with trimetazidine on the treatment of heart failure and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Yuanyuan Ke, Dingli Xu, Minxiong Li, Zenglong Wu, Yongpeng Huang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10850

  • Outcomes of first line chemotherapy in patientswith chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Adil Nazir, Fawad ., Sheeraz Ali, Farhana Badar, Neelam Siddique, Abdul Hameed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10480

  • No inhalation in combination with high frequency ventilation treatment in the treatment of neonatal severe respiratory failure

    Xiaohui Guo, Yanfeng Sun, Jing Miao, Min Cui, Jiangbo Wang, Shuzhen Han
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10682

  • Reflection of medical error highlighted on media in Turkey: A retrospective study

    Oguz ISIK, Gamze BAYIN, Ozgur UGURLUOGLU
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10042

  • Visual outcome of laser treatment in diabetic macular edema: Study from an Urban Diabetes Care Center

    Rashid Alvi, Muhammad Saleh Memon, A. Samad Shera, Seema N. Mumtaz, Sikander Ali Shaikh, Muhammad Faisal Fahim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10597

  • Patient-specific depth of endotracheal intubation-from anthropometry to the Touch and Read Method

    Saecheol Oh, Seunguk Bang, Woojin Kwon, Jungwoo Shim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10609

  • Effects of comprehensive rehabilitation training in combinationwith multi-mode analgesia on body function recovery after tumor-type knee replacement

    Junjuan Zhang, Yahan Wang, Guangyu Yang, Jing Liu, Junjie Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10515

  • Association between 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D and volumetric breast density via a fully automated software VolparaTM in the reproductive age group

    Bushra Wasim Khan, Khalid M. Khan M Khan, Muhammad Abdul Samad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10731

  • Diagnostic value and disease evaluation significance of abdominal ultrasound inspection for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

    Li Wang, Yinghui Li, Jian Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10413

  • Effect of socio-cultural factors on spontaneousabortion in Burdur, Turkey: A population based case-control study

    Binali Catak, Can Oner, Sevinç Sutlu, Selcuk Kilinc
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10078

  • Comparison of parameters of bone profile and homocysteine in physically active and non-active postmenopausal females

    Sundus Tariq, Khalid Parvez Lone, Saba Tariq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10655

  • Therapeutic effects of mifepristone combined withGestrinone on patients with endometriosis

    Hui-Ling Xue, Ning Yu, Jing Wang, Wan-Jiao Hao, Ye Li, Mei-Yun Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10772

  • Problem solving, loneliness, depression levels and associated factors in high school adolescents

    Ummugulsum Sahin, Filiz Adana
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10656

  • Molecular epidemiology and clinical features of Hepatitis C Virus(HCV) in epidemic areas of Interior Sindh, Pakistan

    Shameem Bhatti, Sobia Manzoor
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10429

  • Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: An alternative surgical method for pulmonary carcinoma

    Yan Zhao, Fengwu Lin, Chuan Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Kunpeng Cheng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10415

  • Alzheimer and vascular dementia in the elderly patients

    Naresh Kumar Seetlani, Narindar Kumar, Khalid Imran Mubeen, Asif Ali, Nadia Shams, Taha Sheikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10792

  • Pediatric tooth extractions under sedoanalgesia

    Ayse Hande Arpaci, Berrin Isik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10643

Continuing Medical Education

  • A New Model of Master of Philosophy in Physiological Sciences

    HR Ahmad, FM Arain, NA Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.11481

Review Article

  • The importance of rehabilitation concerning upper extremity amputees: A Systematic Review

    Kardem Soyer, Banu Ünver, Seval Tamer, Özlem Güven Ülger
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.9922

Short Communication

  • Why cannot a ?-lactamase gene be detected using an efficient molecular diagnostic method?

    Kwang Seung Park, Jung Hun Lee, Moonhee Park, Asad Mustafa Karim, Sang Hee Lee
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.9837

Case Reports

  • Resolution of pleura-peritoneal fistula via transient daytime ambulatory peritoneal dialysis regime (DAPD)

    Christopher Lim, Kah Mean Thong
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.11096

  • Treatment of persistent congenital chylothoraxwith intrapleural injection of sapylin in infants

    Qing-Wang Hua, Zhi-Yong Lin, Xing-Ti Hu, Qi-Feng Zhao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.325.10142