Vol. 29 No. 5 (2013): September - October 2013 Pak J Med Sci

September - October 2013 Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2013-08-02

View Point

  • DORA Declaration: Delayed Diagnosis of Debilitating Dilemma

    Sultan Ayoub Meo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4205

Leading Article

  • Are the Editors faced with e-problems performing their duties and responsibilities satisfactorily?

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Masood Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4179

Original Articles

  • Risk factors and mortality among newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension

    Athar Razzaq, Ahmad Iqbal Quddusi, Naila Nizami
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3728

  • Risk factors for acquisition of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult intensive care units

    Fariba Lahoorpour, Ali Delpisheh, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3375

  • The common causes leading to pancytopenia in patients presenting to tertiary care hospital

    Suneel Kumar, Kirpal Das Makheja, Bharat Kumar Maheshwari, Shafique Arain, Sangeeta Kumari, Vikash .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3458

  • Investigation of the oral infections and manifestationsseen in patients with advanced cancer

    Lihua Xu, Hualin Zhang, Jinsong Liu, Xiaowei Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3493

  • Factors associated with epileptic seizure of cavernous malformations in the central nervous system in West China

    Cheng Huang, Ming-Wan Chen, Jing-Mei Li, Yang Si, Dong Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3681

  • Effect of psychoeducation and telepsychiatric follow up given to the caregiver of the schizophrenic patient on family burden, depression and expression of emotion

    Birgul OZKAN, Emine ERDEM, Saliha DEMIREL OZSOY, Gökmen ZARARSIZ
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.2613

  • Neonatal seizures, experience at Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health Multan

    Malik Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Iqbal Quddusi, Naila .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3847

  • Pattern of QTc prolongation in Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) subjects receiving different methadone dosages: A prospective cohort study

    Nasir bin Mohamad, Azlie bin Hassan, Muslih Ibrahim bin Abdul Karim, Muhamad Irfan bin Abdul Jalal, Roslanuddin bin Salehuddin, Nor Hidayah binti Abu Bakar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3395

  • Relationship of serum uric acid level and angiographicseverity of coronary artery disease in male patients with acute coronary syndrome

    Azmat Ehsan Qureshi, Shahid Hameed, Ahmed Noeman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4029

  • Hepatitis C genotype and associated risks factors of patients at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

    Nurul Azmawati Mohamed, Z. Zainol Rashid, K.K Wong, Abdullah S.A., Md Mostafizur Rahman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3610

  • Diabetes education improves depressive state in newly diagnosed patients with Type 2 diabetes

    Bin Chen, Qiang Li, Baozhu Liu, Xueying Guo, Xu Huang, Lu Yao, Xiaofeng Lv, Xiuping Xu, Xiyao Zhang, Can Cui
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3573

  • Pancytopenia in children: A 6-year spectrum of patients admitted to Pediatric Department of Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar

    Anwar Zeb Jan, Bakhtyar Zahid, Samreen Ahmad, Zahid Gul
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3865

  • Expression levels of ERCC1 and RRM1 mRNA and clinical outcome of advanced non-small cell lung cancer

    Jian-wei Bi, Mao Yi-min, Sun Yu-xia, Liu Shi-qing
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3812

  • Identification of etiological agents by LPA and PCR in childhood meningitis

    Mashal Khan, Khalid Mahmood A. Khan, Khatidja Pardhan, Ashfaque Ahmed Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3902

  • Role of rapid diagnostic tests for guiding outpatient treatment of febrile illness in Liaquat University Hospital

    Salma Shaikh, Shazia Shafiq Memon, Hafeezullah Memon, Imran Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3937

  • Human papillomavirus infection a favorable prognostic factor in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is associated with the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen

    Hua Jiang, Peng-Fang Lin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3606

  • The incidence, pattern and outcome of stray bullet injuries: A growing challenge for surgeons

    K.Altaf Hussain Talpur, Arshad M. Malik, Azzam Alkadi, Jawaid Naeem Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3794

  • Predictive role of Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) on the prognosis of osteosarcoma patients treated with chemotherapy

    Jiawen Teng, Zeng-min Yang, Jie Li, Bo Xu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3870

  • Thyroid diseases in pregnancy: The importance of anamnesis

    Necati Bulmuş, Işık Üstüner, Emine Seda G Güven, Figen Kır Şahin, Şenol Şentürk, Serap Baydur Şahin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3647

  • Changes of quality of life after gastric tube reconstruction in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction

    Chaoyong Shen, Hongxin Yang, Bo Zhang, Haining Chen, Zhixin Chen, Jiaping Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3879

  • Prophylactic antibiotics used in patientsof hepatobiliary surgery

    Jianjun Ren, Lidao Bao, Jianxiang Niu, Yi Wang, Xianhua Ren
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3344

  • Prevalence of blindness and causes of visual impairment among adults aged 50 years or above in southern Jiangsu Province of China

    Jun Shao, Yong Yao, Wei Sun, Jing Zhu, Donghong Fu, Huaijing Guan, Qinghuai Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3866

  • Comparing the effects of low-dose contraceptive pills to control dysfunctional uterine bleeding by oral and vaginal methods

    Ferdous Mehrabian, Fariba Abbassi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4013

  • Impact of training on general practitioner’s knowledge, attitude and practices regarding emergency contraception in Hyderabad

    Seema Bibi, Razia Mustafa Abbasi, Shazia Awan, Roshan Ara Qazi, Sanober Ashfaque
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4068

  • Can ratio of blood/curettage material HCG be used as a reliable method for differentiating miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy?

    Gökhan A, Hüseyin Aksoy, Evrim Bayraktar, Mürvet Başer, Gökmen Zararsız, İptisam İpek Müderris
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3391

  • Outcome of conventional IVF and ICSI on sibling oocytesin moderate oligoasthenozoospermia

    Baoguo Xie, Wei-jie Zhu, Yuan-hua Huang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3716

  • The association of XPG and MMS19L polymorphisms response to chemotherapy in osteosarcoma

    Yi-lei Zhao, Li-bin Yang, Xiao-lin Geng, Qing-lan Zhou, Hua Qin, Lin Yang, Yu-zhen Dong, Jin-Jie Zhong
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3747

  • Morbidity associated with treatment of chronic anal fissure

    Ansar Latif, Anila Ansar, Muhammad Qasim Butt
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3623

  • Outcome and complications of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy without stenting

    Muhammad Ayoob, Khalid Mahida, Qurat-ul-ain Qurat-ul-ain, Zafar Dawood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3393

  • The prevalence of disorders causing disability in young adult males in Turkey between 2009-2011

    Necmettin Kocak, Turker Turker, Hakan Istanbulluoglu, Ibrahim Aydin, Ramazan Akyildiz, Selim Kilic
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3770

  • Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections and changing Antibiotic Resistance

    Ismail Necati Hakyemez, Abdulkadir Kucukbayrak, Tekin Tas, Aslihan Burcu Yikilgan, Akcan Akkaya, Aliye Yasayacak, Hayrettin Akdeniz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3885

  • Determination of site-specific carotid-intima media thickness: common

    Samia Perwaiz Khan, Pashmina Gul, Saleem Khemani, Zia Yaqub
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3830

  • Prevalence of multi drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the clinical samples from Tertiary Care Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan

    Aamer Ali Shah, Shahzeera Begum, Fariha Hasan, Shagufta Hussain
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3695

  • Effect of Nicotinic Acid (Vitamin B3 or Niacin) on the lipid profile of diabetic and non – diabetic rats

    Talmeez Zeb Shah, Abdul Basit Ali, Saghir Ahmad Jafri, M.H. Qazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4193

Review Article

  • Meta-Analysis of ABCB1 3435C>T Polymorphism and Colorectal Cancer

    Dan Zhang, Cun Wang, Zongguang Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3758

Special Communications

  • The Touch of Madness: Manto as a Psychiatric Case Study

    Ali M Hashmi, Muhammad Awais Aftab
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3882

Short Communication

  • Effectiveness of the Primary Trauma Care Course: Is the outcome satisfactory?

    Masood Jawaid, Ayaz Ahmed Memon, Zubia Masood, Shams Nadeem Alam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.4002

Case Reports

  • Burkholderia cepacia septicemia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia in postchemotherapy bone marrow aplasia

    Romeo-Gabriel Mihaila, Lucian Blaga
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3485

  • Erlotinib and gefitinib treatments of the lung cancer in an elderly patient result in gastrointestinal bleeding

    Qing Liu, Hongmei Bai, Maowei Shi, Jing Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3661

  • Montelukast as a successful treatment for eosinophilic cystitis in an asthmatic woman patient

    Shicheng Yu, Zhigen Zhang, Gonghui Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3492

  • Complete traumatic fracture-dislocation L3-L4 of the lumbar spine

    Hassan Reza Mohammadi, Shokrollah Zandi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3783

  • Left main coronary artery spasm in a hyperthyroid patient with suspected acute coronary syndrome

    Dezhao Wang, Hongyu Hu, Qiang Fu, Wei Chen, Xu Hua, Buxing Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3703

  • An 85-year-old woman with Miller Fisher syndrome

    Shu-hui Wang, Yong-bo Zhang, Yan-chen Xie, De-xin Wang, Ji-mei Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3793

Correspondence

  • What can cardiac magnetic resonance do for cardiologists in China?

    Rui Xia, Fabao Gao, Yucheng Chen, Chunhua Wang, Bing Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.295.3823