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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2019): May - June 2019

Pak J Med Sci Vol.35, No.3 2019

Published: 2019-05-02

Guest Editorial

Non-Face to Face Student Learning Time: An ocean in Medical Education

Ashfaq Akram
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Original Articles

Correlation between Body Mass Index and Lipid Profile in patients with Type 2 Diabetes attending a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar Correlation between BMI & lipid profile in patients with T2DM

Arshad Hussain, iftikhar Ali, Waqar Ahmad Kaleem, Fatima Yasmeen
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The learning environment of four undergraduate health professional schools: Lessons learned

Farhana Irfan, Eiad Al Faris, Nasr Al Maflehi, Syed Irfan Karim, Gominda Ponnamperuma, Hussain Saad, Abdullah MA Ahmed
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On pump harvesting of Left Internal Mammary Artery (LIMA) in unstable patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a safe operative strategy: A pilot study

Muhammad Sher-i-Murtaza, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig
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Insulin Glargine and Acarbose in the treatment of elderly patients with diabetes

Jing Li, Jinzhi Ji, Fuyan Liu, Lingling Wang
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Use of the surgical safety checklist in the operating room: Operating room nurses’ perspectives Use of the surgical safety checklist in ORs

Oznur Gurlek Kisacik, Yeliz Cigerci
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Etiology and outcomes of convulsive status epilepticus in children Convulsive status epilepticus in children

Muhammad Uzair, Asif Ibrahim, Faisal Zafar, Tipu Sultan
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Efficacy of zinc sulfate on concurrent chemoradiotherapy induced taste alterations in oral cancer patients: A double blind randomized controlled trial Efficacy of zinc sulfate on chemoradiotherapy induced taste alterations in oral cancer

Asma Hayat Khan, Jawad Safdar, Saad Uddin Siddiqui
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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography versus fine-needle-aspiration cytology for predicting benign thyroid lesions Thyroid nodules, Ultrasonography vs FNA cytology

Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Abdulkhaleq Ayedh Binnuhaid
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Risk factors of knee osteoarthritis: A case-control study Risk factors of knee osteoarthritis

Nasrin Moghimi, Khaled Rahmani, Ali Delpisheh, Afshin Saidi, Namam Ali Azadi, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh
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Serum resistin: A possible link between inflammation, hypertension and coronary artery disease Resistin

Sobia Niaz; Javaria Latif, Shaista Hussain
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Patterns of emergency department visits during Hajj period: Towards healthcare optimization in view of Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030 Emergency visit patterns during Hajj

Ahmad A. Mirza, Mohammed A. Alsakkaf, Amrallah A. Mohammed, Abdulrahim A. Mirza, Soha A. Elmorsy
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Changing trends in anti-psychotic prescription pattern in Pakistan Anti-psychotic prescription pattern in Pakistan

Mazhar Malik, M. Usman Ghani, Wardha Mazhar, Nargis Munir
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Analysis of the depression and anxiety status and related risk factors in patients with lumbar disc herniation Risk factors in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Wenzhi Mu, Yong Shang, Chenchen Zhang, Shujie Tang
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The effect of perioperative blood transfusion on kidney functions in total knee Arthroplasty Blood transfusion & kidney functions in total knee Arthroplasty

Baran Sen, Ramadan OZMANEVRA
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Evaluation of quality of life among dental students using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study OHRQoL of dental student’s cross-sectional survey

Nouf Al-Shibani, Reem Al-Kattan
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Salivary Interleukin 1-beta levels and clinical periodontal parameters in habitual naswar users and non-users Salivary IL-1 beta and periodontal parameters in naswar users

Zaeem Arif Abbasi, Naila Irum Hadi, Adnan Mustafa Zubairi, Mervyn Hosein
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Freehand pedicle screw fixation: A safe recipe for dorsal, lumbar and sacral spine Freehand pedicle screw fixation

Muhammad Junaid, Ali Afzal, Anisa Kalsoom, Syed Sarmad Bukhari
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Expression of p-AMPK in colorectal cancer revealed substantial diverse survival patterns Expression of p-AMPK in colorectal cancer

Mohamad Nidal Khabaz, Amer Shafei Abdelrahman, Jaudah Ahmad Al-Maghrabi
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Changes of serum IGF-1 and ET-1 levels in patients with osteoporosis and its clinical significance

Lei Sun, Jin Su, Mingming Wang
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External hemorrhoidal disease in child and teenage: Clinical presentations and risk factors Hemorrhoid in children

Turan Yıldız, Dilek Bingol Aydın, MD, Zekeriya İlce, Professor, Aysel Yucak, MD, Erol Karaaslan
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Ametropia in children with headache Ametropia in children with headache

Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Haider Nisar, Memoona Khan
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Bernard Soulier Syndrome: 10 years’ experience at a tertiary care hospital Bernard Soulier Syndrome

Saima Farhan, Irem Iqbal, Nisar Ahmed
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Attitudes about research among Allied Medical Students enrolled in speech and hearing undergraduate program

Abdulsalam Alhaidary
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Expressions of Topo IIα and Ki67 in breast cancer and its clinicopathologic features and prognosis Breast cancer, its clinicopathologic features & prognosis

Guangyu Sun Sun, Shuyan Wang, Ying Wang
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Improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) method

Aslıhan Demirel
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Diagnostic accuracy of diffusion weighted MRI in differentiating benign and malignant meningiomas Diagnostic accuracy of DW-MRI in benign and malignant meningiomas

Din Muhammad Sohu, Saba Sohail, Rehana Shaikh
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Effectiveness and Quality of Life with Montelukast in Asthma – A double-blind randomized control trial Effectiveness and Quality of Life with Montelukast in Asthma

Mirza Saif Ullah Baig, Rashid Ahmed Khan, Kamran Khan, Nadeem Rizvi
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Incidence of occupational injuries among adults residing in a selected rural area of India: A cross sectional study Occupational injuries among adults in rural areas

Shilpa Ravi, Bobby Joseph
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Association of seeking ophthalmic assessment in children with parental history of refractive errors Ophthalmic assessment in children with refractive errors

Muhammad Zahid Latif, Muhammad Athar Khan, Saira Afzal, Syed Amir Gilani
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Alkaline phosphatase is a predictor of Bone Mineral Density in postmenopausal females

Sundus Tariq, Saba Tariq, Khalid Parvez Lone, Saba Khaliq
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Effect of continuous furosemide infusion on outcome of acute kidney injury Effects of furosemide on early acute kidney injury

Jie Ni, Hui Jiang, Fang Wang, Long Zhang, Dujuan Sha, Jun Wang
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Risks with Gynaecological problems on the health of University Students

Rukiye Höbek Akarsu, Selda Yuzer Alsac
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Novel compound heterozygous mutations in WDR62 gene leading to developmental delay and Primary Microcephaly in Saudi Family A novel compound heterozygous mutation in WDR62gen

Muhammad Imran Naseer, Mahmood Rasool, Angham Abdulrahman Abdulkareem, Adeel G. Chaudhary, Syed Kashif Zaidi, Mohammad H. Al-Qahtani
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Educational intervention to improve the knowledge of hand hygiene in pediatric residents and nurses Knowledge of hand hygiene in pediatric residents & nurses

Muhammad Faheem Afzal, Muhammad Haroon Hamid, Azra Parveen, Asif Hanif
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Knowledge of clinicians/pediatricians about neonatal resuscitation in a tertiary care hospital Neonatal Resuscitation Knowledge

Ayesha Muneer, Attia Bari, Arslan Haider, Agha Shabbir Ali
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Influence of propofol intravenous anesthesia on hemorheology, haemodynamics and immune function of colorectal carcinoma patients undergoing radical resection Radical resection of colorectal carcinoma

Jianmin Yu, Mingfen Han, Jun Geng
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Oxidant-Antioxidant balance in patients with coronary slow flow Oxidant-antioxidant balance in SCF

Sadettin Selçuk Baysal, Şahbender Koç
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The effect of emotional labor and impression management on burnout: Example of Family Physicians

Aysegul Ozer Yigit, Ferda Alper Ay
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Pattern of electrolyte imbalance in Type 2 diabetes patients: Experience from a tertiary care hospital Pattern of electrolyte imbalance in type 2 diabetes patients

Rashid Naseem Khan, Farhana Saba, Syedhh Fatima Kausar, Mohammad Hassan Siddique
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Gene expression of Interleukin-18 in rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy Interleukin-18 expression in rheumatoid arthritis

Sabeen Khalid, Muhammad Javad Yousaf, Amir Rashid, Saleem Ahmad Khan
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Laparoscopic Surgery in the treatment of children with Choledochal Cyst

Xiushui Qu, Lihua Cui, Junchao Xu
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Status of bone health and association of socio-demographic characteristics with Bone Mineral Density in Pakistani Females Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Bone Mineral Density

Saba Tariq, Mukhtiar Baig, Sundus Tariq, Muhammad Shahzad
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Pattern of changes in latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximus, internal oblique and transverse abdominus muscle thickness among individuals with sacroiliac joint dysfunction Sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Muhammad Salman Bashir, Rabiya Noor, Mohammad Reza Hadian, Gholamreza Olyaei
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Usefulness of white blood cell count to mean platelet volume ratio in the prediction of SYNTAX score in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction WMR in patients with NSTEMI

Serkan Sivri, Erdoğan Sökmen, Mustafa Celik, Sinan Cemgil Ozbek, Alp Yildirim, Yalcin Boduroglu
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Prediction of anastomotic leakage after anterior rectal resection Anastomotic leakage after anterior rectal resection

Shubang Cheng, Bolin He, Xueyi Zeng
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Healthcare needs of the Muslim patient community in the undergraduate medical curriculum – Are we there? Muslim patient needs in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum

Hameed ul Haq, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Raheela Yasmin
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Decreased levels of serum zonulin and copeptin in chronic Hepatitis-B patients Serum zonulin & copeptin in chronic Hepatitis-B patients

Mustafa Kerem Calgin, Yeliz Cetinkol
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The relationship of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and Vitamin D binding protein in periodontitis

Sara Rafique, Mozaffer Rahim Hingorjo, Mahparah Mumtaz, Masood Anwar Qureshi
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Effects of Virtual Reality training on medical students’ learning motivation and competency Medical students’ learning motivation & competency

Mian Usman Sattar, Sellappan Palaniappan, Asiah Lokman, Atif Hassan, Nauman Shah, Zurabia Riaz
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Relationship between admission criteria and academic performance: A correlational study in nursing students Relationship between admission criteria & academic performance

Imran Inayat Yousafzai, Brekhna Jamil
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Effects of blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels on intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute cerebral infarction and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Zhaoting Zhang, Mingyue Qian, Zhonglin Ge, Ping Zhou, Jianhua Liu, Jiechun Chen
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Special Communications

Medical Education in Iraq: The cradle of Civilisation Medical Education in Iraq

Shabih H Zaidi, Ali Abutiheen
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Case Reports

Conservative treatment of Fibrous Dysplasia Conservative treatment of Fibrous Dysplasia

Besime Ahu Kaynak
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Correspondence

Usage and types of mobile medical applications amongst medical students of Pakistan and its association with their academic performance

Mukhtiar Baig
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