Table of Contents
Editorial
| Categorization of manuscripts and an Editor’s Dilemma? | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
| Web 2.0 and Medical Education: Are we utilizing the resource effectively? | |
| Masood Jawaid |
Original Articles
| Unhappy doctors in Pakistan: What are the causes and what can be done? | |
| Nazish Imran, Imran Ijaz Haider, Muhammad Riaz Bhatti |
| Relationship between 24-hour mean pulse pressure and the cardiac function in the elderly with isolated systolic hypertension | |
| Jianjun Mu, Fuqiang Liu, Baoli Wang |
| Ultrasonography for early detection of enlarged secondary parathyroid gland in patient with end stage renal disease: Prediction by clinical features | |
| Muhammad Saeed, Abdullah Marzoaki, Muhammad Amin Tashkindi, Abdul Hafeez Alavi, Ehsan Maageni, Mian Usman Farooq |
| Adult onset idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A hospital-based study | |
| Naila Naeem Shahbaz |
| Value of findings of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in patients with lumbar disc degeneration | |
| Ismail Salk, Vedat Sabanciogullari, Ali Çetin, Hatice Balaban, Seref Kelkit |
| Efficacy of low dose Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block on post anesthesia recovery parameters after Shoulder Surgery | |
| ATA Mahmoodpoor, Naghi Abedini, Masoud Parish, Anoushe Jannati, Ramin Baradaran |
| Increased lipid profile in hypertensive Nigerian males: A possible risk for atherosclerosis | |
| ZERIBE CHIKE NWOSU, Oswald Chuks Edeogu |
| Dream time estimation by wireless ECG telemetry system | |
| Zia Mohy Ud Din, Sang Hyo Woo |
| Frequency of esophageal varices in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding | |
| Muhammad Burhan Pasha, Muhammad Mujtaba Hashir, Ahmed Khurshid Pasha, Muhammad Bilal Pasha, Amjad Ali Raza, Munazza Fatima |
| Comparative survey of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) prevalence and related factors in Iranian welders | |
| Mohammadbeigi Abolfazl, Ebrahimi Hossein, Kazemi Reza |
| Relationship between uric acid levels and impaired glucose tolerance in subjects with metabolic syndrome | |
| Hatice Yorulmaz |
| Plasmid-Mediated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in patients attending a tertiary health institution in Nigeria | |
| Jonathan O. Isibor, Sunday O Samuel, Edith O Ehigiator, Nyoho J Inyang, Osamuyimen Igbinovia |
| Salmonella typhi: Antibiotic sensitivity pattern in Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Ali Hassan Abro, Zulfa Omer Al Deesi, Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Abdou |
| Proton pump inhibitors – over-prescribed in a rural community? | |
| Syed Zafar Abbas, Sadaf Shafi, Rehmatullah Soomro |
| Lymphatic metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma | |
| Mohammad Hossein Baradaranfar, Shokouh Taghipour zahir, Saeid Atighechi, Mohammad Hossein Dadgarnia, Fahimeh Bayati, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri |
| Efficacy and safety of metformin in over weight and obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome | |
| Ayesha Khurram Siddiqui, Moosa Khan, Tabassum Zehra, Syed Muhammad Massod Ali |
| Sonographic value in the diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease | |
| Mitra Mehrazma, Abdollahi Alireza, Rahmani Maryam |
| The frequency of Helicobacter Pylori infection in Beta Thalassemia major Patients with recurrent abdominal pain | |
| Yasemin Isik Balci, Yusuf Ziya Aral, Ibrahim Ethem Covut, Yusuf Polat, Meral Turk, Nurhan Acimis |
| Screening for postpartum depression in recently delivered mothers | |
| Majidah Khanam, Azra Sultana, Shehnaz Hasan Siddiqui, Kanwal Rehman |
| Effects of Pterygium Excision on Corneal Curvatures | |
| Dr. Muhammad Imran Saleem, Dr. Muhammad Saleem Channar, Dr. Muhammad Farhan Saleem |
| Drug induced hepatitis among Iranian patients suffering from tuberculosis | |
| Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Ali Albaji, Mehrdad Sharifi, Farhad Tarrahomi, Abbas Zamani |
| Comparison of nutritional, biochemical and anthropometric measures as comparative risk factors between young and postmenopausal women | |
| Nevin Sanlier, Eda Koksal |
| Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in Pakistan: Results of a pilot study | |
| Mutahir A Tunio, Mansoor Rafi, Altaf Hashmi |
| Efficacy of pre-incisional subcutaneous infiltration of low-dose ketamine on postoperative pain after cesarean section | |
| Simin Atashkhoyi, Mahzad Mehrzad Sadagiani, Rasool Azarfarin |
| Minimal access surgery training of general surgical residents in Karachi, Pakistan; where do we stand? | |
| Muhammad Zubair, Shams Nadeem Alam, Mahmood Yousuf, Muhammad Ali Channa |
| Patterns of cholesteatoma extension in chronic otitis media | |
| Masoud Naderpoor, Ghodrat Mohammadi, Mehrnoosh Mousaviagdas |
| Knowledge of doctors working in Karachi about Vitamin D deficiency | |
| Waqas Ahmed Burney, Hafiz Abdul Moiz Fakih,, Misbah Fakih, Razia Iftikhar, Asma Urooj |
| Effect of sickle cell diseases on height and weight | |
| Mehmet Rami Helvaci,, Hasan Kaya |
| Conservative surgical treatment combined with GnRH agonist in symptomatic uterine adenomyosis | |
| Yong-Soon Kwon, Yu-Jin Koo, Kyoung-Shil Im |
| High blood lead levels compromise the total antioxidant status of normal healthy adults in a population in Karachi | |
| Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, Mohsin Yakub |
| The efficacy of 2% Lidocaine gel in pain relieving of episiotomy: A double-blind randomized trial | |
| Masoumeh Abedzadeh Kalahroudi, Zohreh Sadat, Farzaneh Saberi |
| Knowledge of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine amongst Turkish nursing students | |
| Türker Türker, Selim KILIC, Necmettin KOCAK, Cengizhan ACIKEL, Yusuf Ziya TURK, Tayfun KIR |
| Spectrum of gr/gr and b2/b3 Y Chromosome Microdeletions in Pakistani Population | |
| Rubina Tabassum Siddiqui, Nosheen Mujtaba, Mamoona Naz |
| Occurrence of fungi in dialysis water system and dialysis solution in dialysis centers in Ahvaz, Iran | |
| Ali zarei mahmoudabadi, Majid Zarrin, Heshmatolla Shahbazyan, Mostafa Koshki |
| The frequency of alcohol consumption and the relationship between alcohol dependence and depression among a group of men | |
| mustafa tozun, unal ayranci, alaettin unsal |
| Frequency and Impact of premenstrual syndrome on quality of life | |
| Zahida Parveen Brohi, Gulfareen Haider, Nishat Zehra, Ambreen Amna |
| Digital intubation training in residency program, as an alternative method in airway management | |
| Hassan soleimanpour, Jafar Rahimi Panahi, Ata Mahmoodpoor, Rozbeh Rajaei Ghafouri |
| A survey of the knowledge about PAP smears among women aged 15 and above | |
| fatma deniz sayiner, unal ayranci, mustafa tozun, nebahat ozerdogan, alaettin unsal |
| Lipid profile and oxidative stress status in vegetarians | |
| Godswill Nduka Anyasor, Lanisa Opeyemi Adesye, Adewale Ayodele Ogunnowo, Ochuko Lucky Erukainure |
| Etiological profile of pancytopenia in children: A hospital based study | |
| Muzamil Shabana Ejaz, Nazia Latif, Imran Rasheed Ahmed, S.M. Inkisar Ali |
| Frequency of iron deficiency anaemia and beta thalassemia minor among adolescent school girls in Ahvaz, Iran | |
| Mohammad Pedram, Kaveh Jaseb, Mohammad Javad Alemzadeh-Ansari, Sahar Musavi, Sabahat Haghi |
| Testing the theory of planned behaviour in predicting women’s intention about weight gain prevention | |
| Rukuye Aylaz, Behice Erci, Sinan Erten |
| Epidemiology of vestibular neurinitis in vertigo presenting at tertiary care health care facility in Pakistan | |
| Imtiaz Ather Siddiqui, Abdul Waheed Kalwar, S.M. Tariq Rafi, Muhammed Razzak Dogar |
| Detection of macroprolactinemia in hyperprolactinemic patients by PEG precipitation using Elecsys 2010 immunoanalyser | |
| Hassan taghipour, Heydar Ali esmaili, Esmaeil naeimi |
Case Reports
| Management of crown-root fracture of an incisor using a prefabricated metal post | |
| Muhammad Khalid Shafiq, Asaad Javaid Mirza, SYED ZUBAIRUDDUN ZUBAIRUDDUN |
| Emergent surgical retrieval of an embolized septal occluder from the main pulmonary artery. | |
| Hasan Ekim, Dolunay Odabasi, Yilmaz Gunes, Halil Basel |
| Co-existing acute appendicitis and segmental infarction: Report of a case and review of the literature | |
| Chin-Ta Lin |
| Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type-II with Striopallidodentate calcification with positive anti glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody and seizures | |
| Zohair Al aseri, M. Owais Suriya, Galal Elnour Hassaballa Yousif |
| Multiple cerebellar abscess and pneumonia caused by Cryptococcus in an immunocompetent adult patient | |
| Kang De Zhi, Liu Xue Zheng |
| case of Psoas Abscess due to Brucellosis | |
| SELIM SÖZEN, SEYF? EM?R, CEMAL ÜSTÜN, HASAN BAK? ALTINSOY |
| A Novel t(10; 13) (q24; q14) in a female with recurrent miscarriage | |
| Ru-Lin Dai, Hong-Liang You, Chao Fu, Yuan Dong, Rui-Zhi Liu |
| Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania responsive to lamotrigine | |
| Aysel Milanlioglu, Temel Tombul, Refah Sayin |
| Multiple myeloma with pleural involvement | |
| Liang Chen, Jia-Huan Wang, Wan-An Zhu, Jing Wang, Chun-Lai Dai, Yu-Xue Bai |
| Role of proper physical examination in diagnosis of cutaneous manifestation (Erythema Nodosum) of primary tuberculosis | |
| Mehmet Tayip Arslan, Vefik ARICA, Murat Tutanç, Seçil Günher ARICA |
| cute supratentorial bilateral giant extradural haematomas as a postoperative complication of resection of recurrent meningioma at the skull base | |
| Jinlu Yu, Kan Xu, Haiyan Huang |
| Co-existing Perforated Duodenal Ulcer and Ruptured Gastroduodenal Artery Aneurysm | |
| Chin-Ta Lin |
| Delayed presentation of colonic perforation after abdominal impalement trauma by sewing needle: A case report and review of literature | |
| Wei Zhang, Cun Wang, Zong-Guang Zhou |
| Umbilical Endometriosis Associated with Umbilical Hernia | |
| Nosrat Neghab, Mehrangiz Zamani Bonab, Shahla Nasrolahi |
| Distrophinopathy: A rare cause of elevated transaminase in newborn | |
| ibrahim silfeler, bayram ali dorum, yekta canbak, yesim acar |
| Neoplastic transformation of oral lichen plan in young patients | |
| Farnaz Falaki, Arghavan Tonekaboni, Nasrollah Saghravanian |
Correspondence
| Dietary Misconceptions in Pakistani diabetic patients | |
| Lt. General (R) Mahmud Ahmed Akhtar |
