Vol. 33 No. 6 (2017): November – December 2017

Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2017-11-15

Guest Editorial

  • Accreditation System and Standards for Medical Education in Pakistan: It’s time we raise the bar

    Ahsan Sethi, Arshad Javaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.14178

Original Articles

  • Spectrum of Celiac disease in Paediatric population: Experience of Tertiary Care Center from Pakistan

    Danish Abdul Aziz, Misha Khalid, Fozia Memon, Kamran Sadiq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13489

  • Comparison of corneal morphological characteristics between diabetic and non diabetic population

    Qamar Ul Islam, Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Zulfiqar Ali Amin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13628

  • Analyzing communication skills of Pediatric Postgraduate Residents in Clinical Encounter by using video recordings

    Attia Bari, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Uzma Jabeen, Ahsan Waheed Rathore
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13481

  • Frequency of depression among patients with Type-I diabetes in a developing country, Pakistan

    Musarrat Riaz, Nazish Imran, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13911

  • Combined Detection of Urinary Micro Albumin, α1‑microglobulinand N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase in the Early Diagnosis of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Xuejun Zhang, Hongyan Zhou, Yan Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13168

  • Fundus fluorescence Angiography in diagnosing diabetic retinopathy

    Shuhui Wang, Yuqin Zuo, Ning Wang, Bin Tong
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13405

  • A randomized controlled trial of intermittent Cervical Traction in sitting Vs. Supine position for the management of Cervical Radiculopathy

    Rehan Ramzan Khan, Waqar Ahmad Awan, Sajid Rashid, Tahir Masood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13851

  • Effectiveness of Test-Enhanced Learning (TEL) in lectures for undergraduate medical students

    Aisha Ayyub, Usman Mahboob
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13358

  • Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety among Women attending Primary Health Care in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan

    Sadiq Hussain, Sabih Ahmad, Anum Zahra, Naila Jabeen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13736

  • Association of Vitamin D deficiency and VDBP gene polymorphismwith the risk of AMI in a Pakistani population

    Mujtaba Mubashir, Shaheena Anwar, Asal Khan Tareen, Naseema Mehboobali, Khalida Iqbal, Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13379

  • Lateral mass screw fixation in cervical spine injury

    Lal Rehman, Iram Bukhari, Ali Afzal, Raza Rizvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.12947

  • Effect of fibrin vs cellulose based haemostatic agents withtraditional haemostatic procedures in thyroid surgery

    Aleksandar Karanikolic, Miodrag Djordjevic, Nebojsa Djordjevic, Ilija Golubovic
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13692

  • Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR): A well assessment tool of glycemic control in Type-2 diabetic patients

    Mazhar Hussain, M. Zafar Majeed Babar, Lubna Akhtar, Muhmmad Shahbaz Hussain
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.12900

  • Correlation between Serum Uric Acid Level and Microalbuminuria in Type-2 Diabetic Nephropathy

    Hina Latif, Adil Iqbal, Rabia Rathore, Nasir Farooq Butt
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13224

  • Diagnostic utility of C-kit protein (CD117) expression in differentiating adenoid cystic carcinoma and polymorphous low grade Adenocarcinoma

    Hassan Tariq, Saba Anjum, Hafeez ud Din, Farhan Akhtar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13373

  • Risk factors associated with diabetes in periurban community, Lahore Pakistan

    Hina Ahmed, Inayat Thaver, Iram Manzoor
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13323

  • Difference of efficacy between Laparoscopic Modified Soave operation and Open Radical Resection in the treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease

    Yali Tian, Tianting Shi, Fang Wang, Yurui Wu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13220

  • Comparing neonatal respiratory morbidity in neonates delivered after 34 weeks of gestation with and without antenatal corticosteroid

    Burcu K?sa Karakaya, Yasemin Tascı, Ozlem Yoruk, Hatice Celik, Fuat Emre Canpolat
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.14031

  • Comparison of three formulae for estimation of glomerular filtration rate in severely malnourished children at tertiary care facility

    Misbah Anjum, Khemchand Netaram Moorani, Bilquis Naeem, Shazia Kulsoom, Ashfaq Ahmed Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13675

  • Impact of maternal education, employment and family size on nutritional status of children

    Aisha Iftikhar, Attiya Bari, Iqbal Bano, Qaisar Masood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13689

  • Clinical analysis of Primary Gastrointestinal Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

    Wei Wang, Peng Lin, Haiying Yao, Xi Jia, Jirui Sun
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13631

  • Change in central corneal thickness, corneal endothelial cell density, anterior chamber depth and axial length after repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

    Ahsan Mukhtar, Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Zaheer Uddin Babar, Mazhar Ishaq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13584

  • Examination of short and long term complications of thermocautery, plastic clamping, and surgical circumcision techniques

    Ahmet Ali Tuncer, Elif Emel Ayar Erten
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13640

  • Flipped classroom instructional approach in undergraduate medical education

    Syeda Sadia Fatima, Fazal Manzoor Arain, Syed Ather Enam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13699

  • Correlation of dual-source computed tomography/dual-energyimaging with pathological grading of lung adenocarcinoma and its clinical value

    Haifeng Jiang, Xiao Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13320

  • Validation of serum C-reactive protein for the diagnosis and monitoring of antibiotic therapy in neonatal sepsis

    Ejaz Ahmed, Abdur Rehman, Muhammad Asghar Ali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13927

  • Retinal and Choroidal Thickness in Patients with High Myopia without Maculopathy

    Kuddusi Teberik, Murat Kaya
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13726

  • Application of BiPAP through Endotracheal Tube in Comatose Patients with COPD Exacerbation

    Nousheen Akhter, Nadeem Ahmed Rizvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13972

  • Analysis of the surgical treatment of fracture in HIV positive patients: A clinical study

    Guangyong Xu, Juan Zhao, Jie Sun, Yizong Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13368

  • CNS relapse of diffuse large B cell Lymphoma: A single centre experience

    Adil Nazir, Fawad ., Neelam Siddique, Abdul Hameed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13812

  • Smoking Cessation with Medication and Behaviour Therapy

    Memet Taskın Egici, Güzin Zeren Öztürk, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Dilek Toprak
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13653

  • Is Political Activism on Social Media an initiator of Psychological Stress?

    Aliya Hisam, Iqra Safoor, Nawal Khurshid, Aakash Aslam, Farhan Zaid, Ayesha Muzaffar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.12863

  • Therapeutic effects of Pulpotomy and Pulpectomy on deciduous molars with deep caries

    Yuxiang Tang, Wantian Xu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13488

  • Impact of network aided platforms as educational toolson academic performance and attitude of pharmacology students

    Aftab Ahmed Khan, Adel Zia Siddiqui, Syed Fareed Mohsin, M. Mahmoud AL-Momani, Eraj Humayun Mirza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13290

  • Association between body mass index and activities of daily living in homecare patients

    Guzin Zeren Ozturk, Memet Taskın Egici, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Dilek Toprak
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13748

  • Recognition of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer by nano-carbon and methylene blue

    Fangzhou Liu, Yan Zhu, Yichuan Qian, Jia Zhang, Yu Zhang, Yuan Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13940

  • Determinants of health expenditure in OECD countries: A decision tree model

    Nesrin Akca, Seda Sönmez, Ali Y?lmaz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13300

  • Clinical relationship between auditory neuropathyand nervous system diseases

    Jingbo Wang, Lanlan Jin, Jun Chen, Xiaobi Fang, Zhisu Liao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13225

  • Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting and Radiologist workload: A prospective review in a tertiary care hospital

    Sadaf Nasir, Saleha Anwar, Moin Uddin Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.12905

  • Atorvastatin as an adjuvant with betamethasone valerate reduces disease severity and cardiovascular risks in Psoriasis

    Farah Asad, Moosa Khan, Fatima Rizvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.14068

Clinical Case Series

  • AAA Syndrome, Case Report of a Rare Disease

    S. Waqar H. Shah, Arshad K. Butt, K. Malik, Altaf Alam, Adnan Shahzad, Anwaar Ahmed Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13684

Short Communication

  • How to run a successful Journal

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Masood Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.14097

  • A study on Catalase Gene Promoter Polymorphism-21 A/T (rs7943316) in Healthy Pakistani population

    Syeda Nuzhat Nawab, Sitwat Zehra, Asher Fawwad, Abid Azhar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13188

  • Micro-Feedback Training: Learning the art of effective feedback

    Najma Baseer, Usman Mahboob, James Degnan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13721

  • Determination of patients requiring elective surgery following successful endoscopic detorsion in sigmoid volvulus

    Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp, Refik Selim Atamanalp
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13921

Case Reports

  • Un-ruptured Non-Coronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Complete Heart Block

    Saba Hussain, Faisal Qadir, Pir Sheeraz, M. Asad Bilal Awan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13285

  • Dealing a Neonate with CHARGE Syndrome: Anaesthesia perspective of perioperative care

    Khalid Maudood Siddiqui, Muhammad Ali Asghar, Amjad Nadeem
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.336.13558