Vol. 37 No. 2 (2021): March – April 2021

Pak J Med Sci Vol.37, No.2 2021

Published: 2021-01-01

Original Articles

New drugs and new concerns: Gaining insight through Pharmacovigilance of direct acting Anti-Viral’s in chronic HCV patients

Zahid Yasin Hashmi, Muhammad Qasim Zia, Akram Bajwa, Maqsood Ahmed, Naveed Anwer, Mahwish Raza, Jaffer Bin Baqar
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Pakistan’s First Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Characteristics of admitted patients and response to treatment over a 7-year period

Nazish Imran, Zubair Hassan Bodla, Aftab Asif, Rabia Shoukat, Muhammad Waqar Azeem.
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Epidemiological trends in community acquired acute Kidney Injury in Pakistan: 25 years Experience from a Tertiary Care Renal Unit

Rubina Naqvi
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An observation of the clinical efficacy of combining Riluzole with mannitol and hyperbaric oxygen in treating acute spinal cord injury

Huan-xia Li, Jing Cui, Jing-shi Fan, Jian-zhou Tong
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Outcome of thrombolysis with streptokinase in patients with prosthetic valve thrombosis

Shahid Abbas, Dr., Naeem Hameed, Dr., Shahbaz Ahmad Khilji, Dr., Anjum Jalal, Prof.
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Association of age and symptoms with frequency of Premature Ventricular Contractions on 24 hours Holter monitoring

Shazadi Ambreen, Humaira Fayyaz Khan, Azmat Hayyat, Nasar Abbas Shamsi
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Impact of pregnancy on cancer survival: Experience at a tertiary care hospital

Dur-e- Shahwar, Sheikh Irfan Ahmed, Zaheena Shamsul Islam, Lumaan Sheikh
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Check the diastolic blood pressure twice in aortic dissection as it is associated with prognosis

Sezai Sari, Kemal Sener, Mustafa Calis, Mustafa Polat, Adem Kaya, Sadiye Yolcu
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Comparison of Tooth Widths, Arch Widths and Arch Lengths in Class-I Normal Dentition to Class-I and II Crowded Dentitions

Hafiza Zobia Shafique, Rumeesha Zaheer, Abdullah Jan, Ayesha Fazal
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The effect of acute complicated appendicitis on liver function test

Kulsoom MoulaBux, Sughra Parveen, Mazhar Iqbal, Ayesha Mehboob
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Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT): A modern radiotherapy technique - A single institutional experience

Azhar Rashid, Zaeem Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Memom, Abdul Sattar M Hashim
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Clinical outcome of Montelukast Sodium in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy

Syed Ali Naqi, Dr, Ahmed Hassan Ashfaq, Dr, Mumtaz Ahmad Umar, Dr, Jais Kumar Karmani, Dr, Naveed Arshad, Dr
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the residency programs of the country: A multicentre study

Laima Alam, Mafaza Alam, Syed Kumail Hasan Kazmi, Syed Ashoor Hasan Kazmi
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Chest Trauma Experience: Incidence, associated factors, and outcomes among patients in Saudi Arabia

Waseem M. Hajjar, Sami A. Al-nassar, Omar S Almutair, Abdulrahman H. Alfahadi, Nawaf H. Aldosari, Sultan Ayoub Meo
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Safety culture implications on safe work practices and work place exposure incidents in Operation Theater

Tahira Hameed, Dr, Eitezaz Ahmed Bashir, Prof. Dr, Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dr, Murtaza Ahmad, Dr
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Association of serum chemerin with calcium, alkaline phosphatase and bone mineral density in postmenopausal females

Saba Tariq, Sundus Tariq, Muhammad Shahzad
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Effect of balance training with Biodex Balance System to improve balance in patients with diabetic neuropathy: A quasi experimental study

Syeda Afsheen Hasnain Daud, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aatik Arsh, Muhammad Junaid
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Frequency of intra-aortic balloon pump insertion and associated factors in coronary artery bypass Grafting in a tertiary care hospital

Imtiaz Ahmad, Mujahid Ul Islam, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Bahauddin Khan
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Hemodialysis as long term treatment: Patients satisfaction and its impact on quality of life

Muhammad Sajid Iqbal, Quratulain Iqbal, Shahreen Iqbal, Sania Ashraf
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Biomechanical effects of osteoporosis on adjacent segments after posterior lumbar interbody fusion: A finite element study

Chenchen Zhang, Minmin Chang, Renwen Zhang, Shujie Tang
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The association between ethnicity, environmental and lifestyle factors and chronic disease in the development of pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Saba Ali Arif, Muhammad Ifraheem Khan, Fatimah Nauman, Mohammad Ali Arif
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Comparison of mean operative time in patients undergoing Ho: YAG laser lithotripsy and pneumatic lithotripsy in ureterorenoscopy for ureteric calculus

Muhammad Tanveer Sajid, Mohammad Ameen, Badar Murtaza, Muhammad Sarwar Alvi, Zakir Khan, Faran Kiani
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Eczema Herpeticum in children with burns

Fatima Naumeri, Dr., Sushil Rijal, Dr, Abdul Rehman Rashid, Dr, Hafiz Mahmood Ahmad, Dr
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Outcomes of secondary autologus dermo-fat orbital implants in anophthalmic sockets

Nausheen Hayat, Saad Jan, Natasha Atiq, Alyscia Cheema, professor
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Episomal reprogramming of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients derived CD3+ T cells towards induced pluripotent stem cells

Mehwish Zehravi, Mohsin Wahid, Junaid Ashraf
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Reference intervals for complete blood count from Umbilical Cord Blood in newborns and comparison with Venous Blood Values

Mehmet Gündüz, Hayrettin Temel
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Assessing the educational impact of cognitive level of MCQ and SEQ on learning approaches of dental students

Mahwish Arooj, Khadijah Mukhtar, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Tayyaba Azhar
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Quantifying satisfaction among pharmacists working in Pharmaceutical Sales or Marketing and its inferential relationship with demographics: A Cross-Sectional analysis in Pakistan

Muhammad Hammad Butt, Shahzadi Misbah, Abrar Ahmad, Tooba Mehboob, Irfan Bashir
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Psychosocial reactions of Pakistani Students towards COVID-19: A prevalence study

Zahid Mahmood, Sadia Saleem, Sara Subhan, Ayesha Jabeen
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Reliability of Hand-Held Dynamometer for assessing Isometric Lumbar Muscles Strength in Asymptomatic Healthy Population

Fahad Tanveer, Syed Asadullah Arslan, Haider Darain, Ashfaq Ahmad
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Predictive value of DWI-FLAIR Mismatch in patients with Ischemic Stroke and receiving Endovascular treatment beyond Time Window

Shan Cao, Hui Dong
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Assessment of prevalence of Anxiety in adult population and development of anxiety scale: A study of 819 patients with anxiety disorder

Zaqia Bano, Maria Ejaz, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Hod Surgery
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Association of subjective memory complaints amid patients of Diabetes Mellitus Type II and Hypertension

Samira Faiz, Dr., Farhan Muhammad Qureshi, Dr., Amreen Wasif Hussain, Seema Nigah-e- Mumtaz, Prof. Dr.
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A comparison of ketamine-midazolam combination and propofol-fentanyl combination on procedure comfort and recovery process in pediatric colonoscopy procedures

Sedat Saylan, Ulas Emre Akbulut
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Interprofessioal collaboration among Speech Language Pathologists and Nurses in Acute Care in Pakistan

Fariha Ambreen ch, Muhammad Naveed Babur, Sajid Rashid, Maria Liaqat
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Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and exposure to Ergonomic risk factors among handicraft workers

Wajeeha Mahmood, Dr, Muhammad Salman Bashir, Dr, Sarah Ehsan, Muhammad Atif Qureshi, Dr
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Assessment of DNA damage and oxidative stress among traffic conductors and coal miners

Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Zahid, Muhammad Jawad, Aatik Arsh
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Clinical dental students’ knowledge regarding proper dental settings for treating patient during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study

Fahd Aljarbou, Sundus Bukhary, Abdullah Althemery, Abdullah Alqedairi
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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Paediatric Population of South Punjab Pakistan: A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience

Rabia Saleem Safdar, M Faisal Mehar, Afsheen Asghar, Nusrat Buzdar
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Comparison of within 7 Day All-Cause Mortality among HDU Patients with Modified Early Warning Score of ≥5 with those with Score of <5

Majid Ahmed Sahikh, Avinash Punshi, Mohan Lal Talreja, Tazeen Rasheed, Nimrah Bader, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
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Effect of Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride on perioperative inflammation and postoperative lung infection in patients with spinal tuberculosis

Yong-hui Liu, Ye Zhao, Xiang-yang Wang, Hong-xun Cui
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Students’ perception and scores in Paediatrics end-of-clerkship and final professional Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE): A comparative study

Sabeen Abid Khan, Sahira Aaraj, Sidra Talat, Nismat Javed
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Nurturing Grit among Medical Students

Tayyeba Iftikhar Mirza, Rahila Yasmeen, Usman Mahboob
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Muscle weakness assessment in non-hypoxemic COPD out-patients at tertiary care hospitals

Faisal Faiyaz Zuberi, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Faiza Sadaqat Ali, Nimrah Bader
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ADAM10 expression in gastric adenocarcinoma: Results of a curative gastrectomy cohort

Hüseyin Alakuş, Mustafa Kaya, Hatice Özer, Hatice Reyhan Eğilmez, Kürşat Karadayı
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Effect of Pressure biofeedback training on deep cervical flexors endurance in patients with mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial

Rabia Ashfaq, Dr, Huma Riaz, Dr
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Etiologies and outcome of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients presenting to a tertiary care Children’s Hospital

Muhammad Abu Talib, Muhammad Tariq Aziz, Hassan Suleman, Ghazi Khan Khosa, Saima Jabeen Joya, Ibrar Hussain
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Health-promoting lifestyle and its association with the academic achievements of medical students in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Momani
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Analysis of Cesarean Sections using Robson’s Ten Group Classification System

Rashida Parveen, Mehnaz Khakwani, Anum Naz, Rabia Bhatti
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Evaluation of risk factors for Suicide Attempts in Turkey’s East: A Five-Year Study

Turgay Börk, Abdurrahim Türkoğlu, Metin Ateşçelik, Ömer Tokgözlü
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, are non-COVID patients left in the lurch?

Laima Alam, Syed Kumail Hasan Kazmi, Mafaza Alam, Varqa Faraid
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Review Article

Quantitative Analyses of Skin Cancer Research in Pakistan

Syeda Hajrah Rehman, Bushra Majid, Sofia Ali Syed, Muhammad Asif Qureshi
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Short Communication

Telemedicine: A New Frontier in Clinical Practice

Munazza Asad, Nooresahar ., Saniya R. Sabzwari
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Is COVID-19 pushing us to the Fifth Industrial Revolution (Society 5.0)?

Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Dr, Hamza Mohammad Iftikar, Ramsha Akhund
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Case Reports

Ingestion of Cylindrical Battery and Medical Treatment

Mehmet Nuri KOŞAR, Özkan GÖRGÜLÜ
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Fondaparinux-associated Thrombocytopenia

Jahanzeb Malik, Nismat Javed, Matiullah Kamin
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Multivalvular destruction as the primary presentation of aggressive infective endocarditis with subaortic valve membrane

Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Nouradden Noman Aljaber, Mowia Bushra Gameraddin, Prof, Awatef Mohammed Omer
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Iliopsoas Abscess

Bader Sobaih, Loay Sobaih, Fahad Al Zamil
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Correspondence

Burning of Brides in South Asia

Tehreem Sultan
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The use of virtual reality simulation to facilitate surgical ward-based learning in medical students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Isabelle Carty, Rupali Shah
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Surgical Training During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Rupali Shah, Isabelle Carty, Francis Ugwu
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