Vol. 30 No. 2 (2014): March - April 2014 Pak J Med Sci

March - April 2014 Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2014-01-30

Original Articles

  • A comprehensive, multi-modal evaluation of the assessment system of an undergraduate research methodology course: Translating theory into practice

    Hamza Mohammad Abdulghani, Gominda G Ponnamperuma, Farha Ahmad, Zubair Amin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4372

  • Factors associated with non-adherence to Insulinin patients with Type-1 diabetes

    Musarrat Riaz, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Zahara Ali Rizvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4747

  • Effects of insulin on placental, fetal and maternal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus

    Rabia Arshad, Nasim Karim, Jahan Ara Hasan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4396

  • Factors associated with preoperative and postoperative epileptic seizure in patients with cerebral ganglioglioma

    Cheng Huang, He Li, Ming-wan Chen, Yang Si, Ding Lei
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4362

  • Exploring the transition to DRGs in Developing Countries: A case study in Shanghai, China

    Zhaoxin Wang, Rui Liu, Ping Li, Chenghua Jiang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4452

  • Parental psychological abuse toward children and mental health problems in adolescence

    Syeda Fariha Iram Rizvi, Najma Najam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4593

  • Ameliorative effect of melatonin against contrast media induced renal tubular cell injury

    Hamid Nasri, Maryam Tavakoli, Ali Ahmadi, Azar Baradaran, Mehdi Nematbakhsh, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4560

  • QT dispersion increases with low glomerular filtration rate in patients with coronary artery disease

    Murat CELIK, Turgay CELIK, Uygar Cagdas YUKSEL, Emre YALCINKAYA, Yalcin GOKOGLAN, Baris BUGAN, Hilmi Umut UNAL, Atila IYISOY, Selim KILIC
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4271

  • To determine the effect of wearing shoe covers by medical staff and visitors on infection rates, mortality and length of stay in Intensive Care Unit

    Zeeshan Ali, Aayesha Qadeer, Aftab Akhtar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4384

  • The correlation between the first heart sound and cardiac output as measured by using digital esophageal stethoscope under anaesthesia

    Young Duck Shin, Kyoung Hoon Yim, Sang Hi Park, Yong Wook Jeon, Jin Ho Bae Bae, Tae Soo Lee, Myoung Hwan Kim, Young Jin Choi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4383

  • Effects of two genes coding squamous cell carcinoma antigen on the diagnosis and treatment of cervical squamous cell carcinoma

    Qi'nan Yin, Ying Wang, Chenchen Zheng, Yanjuan Liu, Zhuo Chen, Fuer Lu, Guangying Huang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4374

  • Clinical presentations and biochemical profile in adult celiac disease patients in Hyderabad: Pakistan

    Naila Masood Siddiqui, Imran Ali Shaikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.3844

  • Effects of low-dose amiodarone and Betaloc on the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy complicated with malignant ventricular arrhythmias

    Yu Gao, Peisheng Zhang, Xue Liang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4540

  • Prevalence and associated risk factors for syphilis in women with recurrent miscarriages

    Arshad Hussain Laghari, Viqar Sultana, Akhtar Hussain Samoo, Pirbhomal Makhija, Jehan Ara, Hira .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4382

  • Impact of Omega-3 and Omega-9 fatty acids enriched total parenteral nutrition on blood chemistry and inflammatory markers in septic patients

    Gamze Gültekin, Habibe Şahin, Neriman İnanç, Fatma Uyanık, Engin Ok
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.3957

  • Effect of a workshop in rational pharmacotherapy for interns during family medicine clerkship in Samsun- Turkey

    Mustafa Fevzi Dikici, Fusun Yaris, Fusun Artiran Igde, Fulya Yarar, Oznur Altuntas, Aysenur Alper Gurz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4285

  • The relationship between inferior vena cava diameter measured by bedside ultrasonography and central venous pressure value

    Serenat Citilcioglu, Ahmet Sebe, Mehmet Oguzhan Ay, Ferhat Icme, Akkan Avci, Muge Gulen, Mustafa Sahan, Salim Satar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4375

  • Atrial septal defect repair; our early and mid-phase results

    Sedat Ozcan, Ali Ümit Yener, M.Alper Turgut Özkan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4759

  • Further exploration during open appendicectomy; assessment of some common intraoperative findings

    Moses Layiwola Adeoti, Adetunji Saliu Oguntola, Sulaiman Olayide Agodirin, Adetunji Adeniyi Oremakinde, Kunle O. Ojemakinde
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4251

  • Factors affecting recurrence and progression of high grade non invasive bladder cancer treated by intravesical BCG

    Muhammad Kashif Khan, Irfan Ahmed, Syed Johar Raza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4117

  • Predictors of microvascular invasion in patients with solitary small hepatitis B related hepatocellular carcinoma

    Zhen You, Li-Ping Chen, Hui Ye
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4652

  • A method of percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of two C-arm fluoroscopes

    Ren-Jie Xu, Yong-Qing Yan, Guang-Xiang Chen, Tian-Ming Zou, Xiao-Qiang Cai, Dong-Lai Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4099

  • Management of Macular Pre-Retinal Subhyaloid hemorrhage by Nd:Yag laser hyaloidotomy

    Faisal Murtaza Qureshi, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Syeda Aisha Bokhari, Zeeshan Kamil
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4689

  • Finite element analysis of a bone healing model: 1-year follow-up after internal fixation surgery for femoral fracture

    Jiang-jun Zhou, Min Zhao, Ya-bo Yan, Wei Lei, Ren-fa Lv, Zhi-yu Zhu, Rong-jian Chen, Wei-tao Yu, Chen-fei Du
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4080

  • The morphology of medial malleolus and its clinical relevance

    Kun Zhang, Yanxi Chen, Minfei Qiang, Yini Hao, Haobo Li, Hao Dai
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4268

  • Can mean platelet volume and platelet distrubition width be possible markers for ectopic pregnancy and tubal rupture? (MPV and PDW in ectopic pregnancy)

    Burcu Artunc Ulkumen, Halil Gursoy Pala, Esat Calik, Semra Oruc Koltan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4177

  • The effects of 21 and 23 milimeter aortic valve prosthesis on hemodynamic performance and functional capacity in young adults

    Ali Ümit Yener, Sedat Özcan, Ali Baran Budak, Serhat Bahadır Genç, Turgut Özkan, Ömer Faruk Özkan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4468

  • The effect of erectile dysfunction on quality of life in male kidney transplant recipients

    Wei-Gang Wang, Ping Li, Yi-Shu Wang, Gang Wang, Yuan-Tao Wang, Hong-Lan Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4323

  • Frequency, severity and risk indicators of retinopathy in patients with diabetes screened by fundus photographs: A study from primary health care

    Saleh Memon, Shahid Ahsan, Qamar Riaz, Abdul Basit, Sikandar Ali Sheikh, Asher Fawwad, A Samad Shera
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4086

  • Spectrum of pathologies in cases of intestinal obstruction and perforation based on histopathological examination of resected intestine - Report from a third world country

    Noshin Wasim Yusuf, Sehr Iqbal, Rahat Sarfraz, Shezada Khalid Sohail, Mohammad Imran
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.5050

  • Determination of anti-nuclear antibody pattern distribution and clinical relationship

    Zafer Mengeloglu, Tekin Tas, Esra Kocoglu, Gülali Aktas, Seyda Karabörk
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4276

  • Impact of anthropometrical parameters on portal veindiameter and liver size in a subset of Karachi based population

    Tanya Raza Siddiqui, Nuzhat Hassan, Pashmina Gul
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4657

  • Isolation and antibiotic susceptibility of E. coli from urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospital

    Sumera Sabir, Aftab Ahmad Anjum, Tayyaba Ijaz, Muhammad Asad Ali, Muti Ur Rehman, Muhammad Nawaz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4289

  • Association of the use of bacterial cell wall synthesis Inhibitor drugsin early childhood with the Developmental Defects of Enamel

    Amna tariq, Munawar Alam Ansari, Muhammad Owais Ismail, Zahida Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4508

  • In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial effect of miswak against common oral pathogens

    Saima Naseem, Khursheed Hashmi, Fatima Fasih, Shaheen Sharafat, Rafiq Khanani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4284

  • High fluoride and low pH level have been detected in popular flavoured beverages in Malaysia

    Zubaidah Haji Abdul Rahim, Zubaidah HA Rahim, Marina M Bakri, Zakir HM, Ahmed IA, Zulkifli NA
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4413

  • The applicability of the Greulich & Pyle Atlas for bone age assessment in primary school-going children of Karachi, Pakistan

    Arsalan Manzoor Mughal, Nuzhat Hassan, Anwar Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4296

  • Diagnostic efficacy of sonography for diagnosis of ovarian torsion

    Ayoob Rostamzadeh, Sam Mirfendereski, Mohammad Jafar Rezaie, Shohreh Rezaei
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4446

  • The effect of low and moderate intensity aerobic exerciseson sleep quality in elderly adult males

    Ahmad Ali Akbari Kamrani, Amir Shams, Parvaneh Shamsipour Dehkordi, Robabeh Mohajeri
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4386

Review Article

  • Women Health in Saudi Arabia: A review of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors

    Aljohara Mohammed Alquaiz, Amna Rihana siddiqui, Riaz H Qureshi, Mona A Fouda, Maha A AlMuneef, Fawzia A Habib, Iqbal M Turkistani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4378

  • Frequent loss expression of dab2 and promotor hypermethylation in human cancers: A meta-analysis and systematic review

    Ziyin Zhang, Yihua Chen, Xuemei Xie, Jianjian Tang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4486

  • Actigraphy in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Imran S Khawaja, Ali M Hashmi, Muhammad Awais Aftab, Joseph Westermeyer, Thomas D Hurwitz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4553

Case Reports

  • Severe anemia and melena caused by pyeloduodenal fistula due to renal stone-associated squamous cell carcinoma

    Jian Hui Wu, Yong Xu, Zi Qjang Xu, Kuo Yang, Shi Qiang Yang, Hong Shun Ma
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4474

  • Lupus catatonia in a young girl who presented with fever and altered sensorium

    Alia Ali, Azeem Taj, Misbah-uz-Zehra .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4394

  • Systemic lupus erythematosis with severe aplastic anemia successfully treated with rituximab and antithymocyte globulin

    Bin Wen Liu, Zhiping Hu, Shengyun Lin, Jianghua He, Yuhong Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4200

  • Diagnostic dilemma in broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic degeneration

    Shabeen Naz Masood, Yasir Masood, Janta Mathrani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4361

  • Acute brachial plexopathy:An unusual complication from Bee Sting

    Fan Kee Hoo, Shariful Hasan, Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Hamidon Basri
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4891