July - August 2014 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
View Point
| Polio travel restrictions: A sledgehammer to crack a nut? | |
| Rashid Jooma |
Original Articles
| Computer Based Assessment (CBA): Perception of residents at Dow University of Health Sciences | |
| Masood Jawaid, Foad Ali Moosa, Farhat Jaleel, Junaid Ashraf |
| Association of depression with inflammation in hospitalized patients of myocardial Infarction | |
| Yu-Xiu Shang, Wen-Qing Ding, Hong-Yan Qiu, Gui-Qing Dong, Feng-Ping Zhu, Shu-Zhen Yan, Xue-Liang Wang |
| Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from tertiary care hospitals | |
| Atif H Asghar |
| Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV seroprevalence in critically ill emergency medicine department patientsin a tertiary inner city hospital in Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Tuba Cimilli Ozturk, Ozlem Guneysel, Adem Tali, Sonay Ezgi Yildirim, Ozge Ecmel Onur, Serpil Yaylaci |
| Does fasting in Ramadan ameliorate Lipid profile? A prospective observational study | |
| Maryam Hashemian, Arash Akaberi, Alireza Golshan, Maryam Moojdekanloo |
| Postoperative pain in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax with limited two-port thoracoscopy | |
| Fengwu Lin, Chuan Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Dan Dang, Yan Zhao |
| Prevalence of oral mucosal alterations in type 2 diabetesmellitus patients attending a diabetic center | |
| Syed Fareed Mohsin, Syed Azhar Ahmed, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit |
| Knowledge and attitude of Saudi mothers towards their preschool children’s oral health | |
| Amjad Hussain Wyne, Ali M Al-Zahrani, Abdullah S Al-Mushayt, Meshari F Otaibi |
| Catheter indwell time and phlebitis development during peripheral intravenous catheter administration | |
| Kadriye Burcu Paşalıoğlu, Hatice Kaya |
| Effects of recombinant human growth hormone therapy on carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolisms of children with Turner syndrome | |
| Weibin Qi, Shuxian Li, Qiong Shen, Xiuxia Guo, Huijuan Rong |
| Safety and technical success of percutaneous left main coronary artery stenting | |
| Liqat Ali, Shahid Malik, Abdullah Bin Khalid, Mehboob Sultan, Nadeem Sadiq |
| Submental versus platysma flap for the reconstruction of complex facial defects following resection of head and neck tumors | |
| Jawad Safdar, Fa Yu Liu, Yousuf Moosa, Zhong Fei Xu, Zhen Ning Li, Chang Fu Sun |
| Platelet distribution width (PDW): A putative marker for threatened preterm labour | |
| Burcu Artunc Ulkumen, Halil Gursoy Pala, Esat Calik, Semra Oruc Koltan |
| Subtenon vs intravitreal triamcinolone injection in diabetic macular edema: A prospective study in chinese population | |
| Dawei Luo, Bijun Zhu, Zhi Zheng, Haidong Zhou, Xiaodong Sun, Xun Xu |
| Bacterial contamination of the hands of food handlers as indicator of hand washing efficacy in some convenient food industries | |
| James Doughari HAMUEL, Lambrechts AA, Human IS, Lues JFR |
| Clinical effects of soluble interleukin-6 receptor detection on autoimmune rheumatic disease patients | |
| Meng Chen, Ming-Hua Xu, Cai-Xia Sun, Zheng Zhang, Yong Du |
| The role of healthy diet in the prevention of osteoporosis in perimenopausal period | |
| Małgorzata Kostecka |
| Blood pressure levels and prognosis of intracranial trauma patients with cognitive dysfunction | |
| Weiyu Wang, Junbiao Fang, Bing Lei |
| Functional outcome of tarsometatarsal joint fracture dislocation managed according to Myerson classification | |
| Xiao Yu, Qing-Jiang Pang, Chang-Chun Yang |
| Endometrial abnormalities on transvaginal ultrasonographyand histopathology in women after quinacrine sterilization | |
| Saira Afzal, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari |
| Postoperative discomfort of dental rehabilitationunder general anesthesia | |
| Kenan Cantekin, Mustafa Denizhan Yıldırım, Ebru Delikan, Seçil Çetin |
| Does HPV 16/18 infection affect p53 expression in invasive ductal carcinoma? An experimental study | |
| Liang Hong, Shujie Tang |
| Frequency of thyroid incidentalomas in Karachi population | |
| Mahrukh Qasim Kamran, Nuzhat Hassan, Muhammad Ali, Farah Ahmad, Sikandar Shahzad, Nosheen Zehra |
| Body composition analysis to determine gender specific physical fitness equations in a cohort of Saudi population | |
| Muhammad Iqbal, Khalid A Al-Regaiey, Shafiq Ahmad, Laila Al Dokhi, Mohammad Al Naami, Syed Shahid Habib |
| CagA status & genetic characterization of metronidazole resistant strains of H. pylori from a region at high risk of gastric cancer | |
| Jin-Yong Yue, Jing Yue, Ming-Yi Wang, Wen-chong Song, Xiao-zhong GAO |
| The ınvestigation of plasma glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phoshogluconate dehydrogenase, glutathione reductase in premenauposal patients with ıron deficiency anemia | |
| Fatih Özçiçek, Mehmet Aktaş, Kültigin Türkmen, Taha Abdulkadir Çoban, Murat Çankaya |
| Antibiogram of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with diabetes | |
| Rubina Sabir, Syed Faraz Danish Alvi, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit |
| Potential reproductive health effects and oxidative stress associated with exposure to potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) in male mice | |
| Mahmood Rasool, Muhammad Imran Naseer, Kalsoom Zaigham, Arif Malik, Umm e Habiba, Abdul Manan, Mahmood Husain Qazi, Muhammad Asif |
| Comparison of position, morphology and calcification of Coronary Plaque with 320-row dynamic volumeCT (DVCT) and coronary angiography (CAG) | |
| Xiaoyan Li, Guoming Zhang, Hongming Zhang |
| Single step PCR for the identification of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDL-R) gene mutations | |
| Samia Perwaiz Khan, Rubina Ghani, Zia Yaqub |
| Comparison of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device with oral progestins in heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) cases with uterine leiomyoma (LNG-IUD and oral progestin usage in myoma uteri) | |
| Ayşe Kavasoğlu Tosun, Ismet Tosun, Necdet Süer |
| Effect of moderate aerobic training on bone metabolism indices among adult humans | |
| Ahmad H. Alghadir, Farag A. Aly, Sami A. Gabr |
| Diagnostic value of the biochemical tests in patients with purulent pericarditis | |
| Meral Ekim, Hasan Ekim |
| Heterogeneity of Breakpoint Cluster Region-Abelson (BCR-ABL) rearrangement in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia | |
| Najia Tabassum Mahfooz, Mohammad Saboor, Rubina Ghani, Moinuddin Moinuddin |
| Subclinical Rickets | |
| Tanveer Hussain Shah, Mukhtiar Hassan, Tahir Saeed Siddiqui |
| To determine frequency of etiological factors in short statured patients presenting at an endocrine clinic of a tertiary care hospital | |
| Shazia Kulsum Lashari, Hussain Bux Korejo, Yasmeen Memon Memon |
| Fragmented QRS and prediction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes | |
| Ahmet Temiz, Emine Gazi, Ömer Güngör, Burak Altun, Ahmet Barutçu, Adem Bekler, Yusuf Ziya Tan, Sedat Özcan, Ali Ümit Yener, Tolga Kurt |
| Clinical therapeutic effects of AO/ASIF clavicle hook plate on distal clavicle fractures andacromioclavicular joint dislocations | |
| Qingjun Dou, Xiaofeng Ren |
| The efficacy of sustained natural apophyseal glides with and without isometric exercise training in non-specific neck pain | |
| Syed Shakil Urrehman, Abid Ali, Fozia Sibtain |
| Comparison of vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy: A prospective non-randomized trial | |
| Bing Chen, Dong-Ping Ren, Jing-Xuan Li, Chun-dong Li |
| Expression of Von Hippel – Lindau (VHL) gene mutation in diagnosed cases of renal cell carcinoma | |
| Humera Shahzad, Shahnaz Imdad Kehar, Shahzad Ali, Naila Tariq |
| Effect of ABCB1 polymorphism on the clinical outcome of osteosarcoma patients after receiving chemotherapy | |
| Xiaohui Sun, Li Aiguo, Geng Xiaolin, Liu Ying, Zhao Hongxing, Zhao Yilei |
| Comparison of awareness about nephrology and kidney diseases amongst doctors in institutes with and without nephrology departments | |
| Muhammad Anees, Muhammad Ibrahim, Saleem uz Zaman Adhmi, Muhammad Nazir |
| Inpatient management of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Does choice of insulin regimen really matter? | |
| Tehseen Akhtar Syed, Khalid Mahmood, Iftikhar Haider Naqvi, Aneel Sham Vaswani |
Review Article
| MRI tracking stem cells transplantation for coronary heart disease | |
| Xi Lu, Rui Xia, Bing Zhang, Fabao Gao |
Special Communications
| mHealth Security | |
| Mohammad Bajwa |
Short Communication
| Combined usage of Ho:YAG laser with monopolar resectoscope in the treatment of bladder stoneand bladder outlet obstruction | |
| Jian Hui Wu, Kuo Yang, Qian Liu, Shi Qiang Yang, Yong Xu |
Case Reports
| Paecilomyces lilacinus fungaemia in an AIDS patient:the importance of mycological diagnosis | |
| Md Mostafizur Rahman, Chuan Hun Ding, Mohd Nizam Tzar, Najihan Abdul Samat Muttaqillah, Shazatul Reza Mohd Redzuan, Petrick Periyasamy |
| A neonate with hand, foot, and mouth disease complicated with brainstem encephalitis and pulmonary edema: A complete recovery | |
| Shi-Jie Guo, Dong-Xuan Wang, Chun-Lai Dai, Hui Wu |
| Tongue metastasis as an initial manifestation of distant metastasis in Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma | |
| Mutahir Ali Tunio, Mushabbab Al Asiri, Muhammad Mohsin Fareed, Nagoud Mohamed Omar Ali |
| Cardiac tamponade due to pneumopericardium | |
| Yuansheng Xu, Zhijun Xu, Yi Wang |
