Vol. 33 No. 5 (2017): September – October 2017

Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2017-10-09

Editorial

  • Professional competencies required for Editors of Biomedical Journals

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Masood Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13967

Original Articles

  • Pneumatic Balloon Dilatation for Achalasia Cardia; Early & late results, a single center study

    S. Waqar H. Shah, Arshad K. Butt, Anwaar Ahmed Khan, K. Malik, Altaf Alam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13685

  • Patient safety awareness among postgraduate studentsand nurses in a tertiary health care facility

    Attia Bari, Uzma Jabeen, Iqbal Bano, Ahsan Waheed Rathore
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13780

  • Values of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the diagnosis of Central NervousSystem associated infectious diseases

    Dongfeng Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13083

  • Clinical Audit of Dengue related deaths in 2011at Mayo Hospital Lahore Pakistan

    Somia Iqtadar, Nabeel Akbar, Mehreen Mehmood, Sajid Abaidullah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13051

  • Is it safe to have multiple repeat cesarean sections? A high volume tertiary care center experience

    Alper Biler, Atalay Ekin, Aykut Ozcan, Abdurrahman Hamdi Inan, Tayfun Vural, Emrah Toz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12899

  • Predictors and correlations of emotional intelligence among medical students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

    Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Wafaa Ali Algethmi, Safia Mohammad Binshihon, Rawan Aesh Almahyawi, Razan Faisal Alahmadi, Maha Yousef Baabdullah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13157

  • Career choices of Medical doctors at Graduate level ? A Multicenter Study

    Sadaf Zia, Maisam Abbas, Mehreen Sulaiman, Salman Matiullah Sheikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12945

  • Effect of oil gauze silver dressings on diabetic foot ulcers in the elderly

    Hong Du, Chang Yan Dong, Chang Yan Dong, Wen Juan Liu, Wen Juan Liu, Rong Xiang Chi, Rong Xiang Chi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.11509

  • Rapid screening of pyogenic Staphylococcus aureus for confirmation of genus and species, methicillin resistance and virulence factors by using two novel multiplex PCR

    Abdul Haque, Asma Haque, Muhammad Saeed, Aysha Azhar, Samreen Rasool, Sidra Shan, Beenish Ehsan, Zohaib Nisar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13487

  • Comparison of analgesic effect of preoperative topical Diclofenac versus Ketorolac on postoperative pain after Corneal Collagen Cross Linkage

    Murtaza Sameen Junejo, Muhammad Saim Khan, Asad Habib, Muhammad Amer Yaqub, Mazhar Ishaq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13247

  • An evaluation of thyroid autoimmunity in patients with beta thalassemia minor: A case-control study

    Ali Ramazan Benli, Sati Sena Yildiz, Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13210

  • Doubly committed Subarterial Ventricular Septal defect repair: An experience of 51 cases

    Tariq Waqar, Muhammad Farhan Ali Rizvi, Ahmad Raza Baig
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13429

  • Comparison of pressure vs. volume controlledventilation on oxygenation parameters of obese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    Reza Movassagi, Majid Montazer, Ata Mahmoodpoor, Vahid Fattahi, Afshin Iranpour, Sarvin Sanaie
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13316

  • Clinical outcome of 23g Trans-Conjunctival pars plana vitrectomy:A prospective comparison of Phaco-Vitrectomywith only vitrectomy in phakic eyes

    Haroon Tayyab, Asad Aslam Khan, Rana Muhammad Mohsin Javaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13430

  • Association of single Nucleotide Missence Polymorphism Val109Aspof Omentin-1 gene and coronary artery disease in Pakistani population: Multicenter study

    Shazia Nazar Askari, Sitwat Zehra, Abid Azhar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13110

  • Atypical Chemokine Receptor 1 polymorphism cannot be used as an indicator of liver fibrosis progression in Hepatitis C virus positive patients

    Lin-Nan Shao, Shu-Ting Zhang, Shi-Hang Zhou, Wei-Jian Yu, Ming Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12590

  • Psychometric analysis of Anatomy MCQs in Modular examination

    Zia ul Islam, Ambreen Usmani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12382

  • Vitamin D supplementation improves FEV1 in patients of Bronchial Asthma

    Zafar Majeed Babar, Mazhar Hussain, Sadia Abdul Majeed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12990

  • Exclusive breastfeeding practices in working women of Pakistan: A cross sectional study

    Aroona Sabin, Farida Manzur, Saleem Adil
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12827

  • Occurrence of oral habits among preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Fares S Al-Sehaibany
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13554

  • Outcome of burr-hole aspiration of brain abscess

    Shakeel Ahmad, Lal Rehman, Ali Afzal, Raza Rizvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13022

  • Transpedical interbody bone grafting in the treatmentof senile osteoporotic vertebral fracture

    Zhiwei Qin, Hong Liu, Guiying Chen, Guifeng Liu, Peng Zhang, Haitao Zhu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12908

  • Visual and anatomical outcome of macular hole surgery at a tertiary healthcare facility

    Komalta Kumari, Muhammad Ali Tahir, Alyscia Miriam Cheema
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13089

  • Changes in empathy during Medical Education: An example from Turkey

    Fusun Artiran Igde, Mustafa Kursat Sahin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13074

  • Feto-maternal outcomes and Glycemic control in Metforminversus insulin treated Gestational Diabetics

    DR RABIA ARSHAD, DR SAMIA KHANAM, DR FUAD SHAIKH, DR NASIM KARIM
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13286

  • Drug poisoning and associated factors in Western Saudi Arabia: A five-year retrospective chart review (2011

    Sami Hamdan Alzahrani, Ali H. Alqahtani, Fayssal Mostafa Farahat, Mohammed Abdel Galil Elnour, Jamil Bashawri
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13119

  • Posterior occipito cervical decompression with fixation and fusion in Cranio vertebral junction compression

    Lal Rehman, Iram Bokhari, Ali Afzal, Shakeel Ahmad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12988

  • Clinical effects of Ganglioside and fructose-1, 6-diphosphate on neonatal heart and brain injuries after Asphyxia

    Xiaojing Zhu, Hongya Li, Congmin Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12830

  • Correlation between Hyperhomocysteinemia and Common Carotid Artery Intima media Thickness in Carbamazepine treated Epileptic patients using Ultrasonography

    Shazia Bano, Nudrat Anwar Zuberi, Syed Munawar Alam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12982

  • Operating room professionals’ attitudes towards patient safety and the influencing factors

    Pinar Ongun, Seyda Seren Intepeler
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13615

  • Outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab and macular photocoagulation for treatment of diabetic macular edema in a tertiary care eye hospital at Karachi

    Adil Salim Jafri, Aziz ur Rehman, Abdul Haleem Mirani, Saleh Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13222

  • Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiovascular complications after birth asphyxia in term neonates

    Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Mohsen Shahidi, Ghodratollah Evazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12849

  • Prevalence and Predictors of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Bushra Akram, Mehak Batool, Zeeshan Rafi, Abrar Akram
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12931

  • Assessment of work-related Asthma cases: Our three-year experience

    Ayse Coskun Beyan, Nur Safak Alici, Arif Cimrin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12923

  • In-Vitro Transcription analysis of NS5A from HCV-3a circulating in Pakistani patients with chronic hepatitis C and their differential response to antiviral therapy

    Shameem Bhatti, Sobia Manzoor, Fahed Parvaiz, Javed Ashraf, Farakh Javed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12973

  • Clinicopathological features associated to MiRNA-195expression in patients with breast cancer: Evidence of a potential biomarker

    Farkhunda Nadeem, Hanif Muhammad, Akhtar Ahmed, Qamar Jamal, Adnan Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13008

  • Standing out with Professionalism: How do Students and Faculty of two different Medical Schools perceive it?

    Kamran Sattar, Sue Roff, Durdana Siddiqui, Sultan Ayoub Meo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13432

  • Frequency of Type-2 diabetes mellitus in Nephropathic patients and comparison of mean magnesium levels in Nephropathic patients with and without Type-2 diabetes mellitus

    Mariam Azeem, Adil Iqbal, Nasir Farooq Butt, Fawad Ahmad Randhawa, Uzma Malik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12974

  • The attitudes of fertile and infertile women to Oocyte donation in a Muslim and Secular population

    Mehmet Musa Aslan, Vedat Ugurel, Koray Elter
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13556

  • Frequency and the risk factors of hepatitis C virus in pregnant women; A hospital based descriptive study in Gadap Town Karachi

    Kausar Jilani, Bushra Zulfiqar, Qadir Bux Memon, Muhammad Faisal Fahim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12493

  • Congenital Hypothyroidism in Neonates of a Tertiary Care Hospital

    Adeel Ahmad, Anam Wasim, Shahida Hussain, Muhammad Saeed, Bilal Munir Ahmad, Khalil ur Rehman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12986

Review Article

  • Food Exchange List and Dietary Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Cultural Perspective

    Mahnaz Nasir Khan, Samia Kalsoom, Ayyaz Ali Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13330

Special Communications

  • Pakistan’s Recommendations for Optimal Management of Diabetes from Primary to Tertiary care level (PROMPT)

    A. Samad Shera, Abdul Basit, PROMPT Team
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13665

Short Communication

  • Medical Education Journal Club: Two years’ experience at King Saud University

    Samina A. Khan, Mona M. Soliman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13212

Case Reports

  • An Unexpected Reason for Isolated Foot Drop: Acute Stroke

    Eylem Kuday Kaykisiz, Erden Erol Unluer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13593

  • Pseudoaneurysm of Left proximal Common Carotid Artery following penetrating trauma

    Rehana Shaikh, Saba Sohail, Parvez Ahmed Shaikh, Qamar-un-Nisa Nisa
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13090

  • Primary Gastric Burkitt’s lymphoma

    Adnan Khan, Sarbiland Khan, Umair Arshad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13002