September – October 2016 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Editorial
| Quality of pharmacy services and regulatory compliance | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
Original Articles
| Pattern of initial clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in a tertiary care hospital | |
| Shabnam Batool, Nighat Mir Ahmad, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Sumaira Farman |
| Quality of drug stores: Storage practices & Regulatory compliance in Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Syed Shaukat Ali Muttaqi Shah, Baqar Shyum Naqvi, Mashhad Fatima, Asif Khaliq, Abdul Latif Sheikh, Muhammad Baqar |
| Relationship of anthropometric measures with Knee Osteoarthritis in diabetes mellitus | |
| Saera Suhail Kidwai, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Lubna Nazir, Tahira Parveen Umer |
| A comparative study on the effects of MRI- and CT-guided interventional therapies on uterine fibroids | |
| Yongxu Mu, Ruiqiang Yan, Junfeng He, Xiaoyan Hu, Qiming Li, Haiyan Liu |
| Contraceptive failure with Copper T380A intrauterine device (IUD): A single tertiary center experience | |
| Ali Ekiz, Burak Ozkose, Burak Yucel, Muhittin Eftal Avcı, Ahmet Adanur, Gokhan Yildirim |
| Study on risk factors (predisposing factors) for poor diabetes control during Hajj (1436/2015) in people with diabetes | |
| Gulshad Hasan, Hanan Moabber, Arwa Alyamani, Ahmed Sayeed, Faisal Altatar |
| Psychiatric symptoms and pregnancy distress in subsequentpregnancy after spontaneous abortion history | |
| Elahe Haghparast, Mahbobeh Famarzia, Ramezan Hassanzadeh |
| A simple integrated primary health care based model for detection of diabetic retinopathy in resource-limited settings in Pakistani population | |
| Syed Hunain Riaz, Ali Jawa, Muhammad Zaman Khan Assir, Rashin Chaudhary, Farooq Awan, Javed Akram |
| Risk factors for deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs in postoperative neurosurgical patients | |
| Qiang Li, Zongxue Yu, Xiao Chen, Jinjun Wang, Guixi Jiang |
| Efficacy and safety of transepithelial collagen crosslinking for progressive keratoconus | |
| Sameer Shahid Ameen, Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Kashif Ali |
| Can blood and semen presepsin levels in males predict pregnancy in couples undergoing intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection? | |
| Ali OVAYOLU, Cansev YILMAZ ARSLANBUĞA, İsmet GÜN, Belgin DEVRANOĞLU, Arman ÖZDEMİR, Şule Eren ÇAKAR |
| Framingham risk score in impaired glucose tolerant population: A sub analysis of Diabetes Prevention and Awareness Program of Pakistan | |
| Asher Fawwad, Hassan Moin, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit |
| Therapeutic effects of sequential chemoradiotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin on locally advanced laryngeal cancer | |
| Youmao Tao, Chong Ma, Xiangdang Yin, Xuedong Fang, Lixiu Liu |
| Increase in activity of Na+, K+-ATPase by Porphyrin compounds as treatment for Dysnatremias caused by Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Abdul Hai, Nadeem Kizilbash |
| Functional and structural abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract in severely malnourished children - A hospital based study | |
| Misbah Anjum, Khemchand Netaram Moorani, Ifra Sameen, Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa, Shazia Kulsoom |
| Short-term clinical effect of conformal radiotherapy combined with tegafur gimeracil oteracil potassiumin treating recurrent esophagus cancer | |
| Yuyan Jiao, Yuzhen Shen, Hua Yan, Yan Liu, Haihua Tan, Jianzhe Li |
| Better prognostic marker in ICU - APACHE II, SOFA or SAP II! | |
| Iftikhar Haider Naqvi, Khalid Mahmood, Syed Ziaullaha, Syed Mohammad Kashif, Asim Sharif |
| Individualized supervised resistance training during nebulization in adults with cystic fibrosis | |
| Ina Shaw, Janine E. Kinsey, Roxanne Richards, Brandon S. Shaw |
| Effect of half adult dose of oral Rifampicin (300mg) in patientswith idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy | |
| Muhammad Saim Khan, Murtaza Sameen Junejo, Arshad Ali Lodhi, Munawar Ahmed, Noman Ahmed Shaikh, Mustafa Kamal Junejo, Sameen Afzal Junejo |
| Expression of Treg/Th17 cells as well as related cytokines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease | |
| Xianhui Geng, Jie Xue |
| Are serum eosinophilic cationic protein levels of toll collectors affected by diesel exhaust exposure? | |
| Cahit Bilgin, Peri Arbak, Ozlem Yavuz, Ege Guleç Balbay, Oner Balbay, Ali Nihat Annakkaya |
| Sacrohysteropexy performed as uterus conserving surgeryfor pelvic organ prolapse: Review of case files | |
| Ayesha Khan, Riffat Jaleel, Farah Deeba Nasrullah |
| Clinical effect of peripherally inserted central catheters based on modified seldinger technique under guidance of vascular ultrasound | |
| Qingguo Wang, Ni Wang, Yuzhen Sun |
| Role of bevacizumab in the prevention of early postoperative haemorrhage after 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery | |
| Zaheer Sultan, Fawad Rizvi, Faisal Qureshi, Asaad Mahmood |
| Plasma BNP level combined with surgical Apgar score to predict operative major cardiac adverse events in malignant obstructive jaundice patients | |
| Wei Yu, Changshan Huang, Qian Wang, Erjiang Zhao, Yuechao Ding, Tao Huang, Chao Ma, Bo Meng |
| Vision screening in children: Is 7-9 years ofage a threshold for visual impairment? | |
| Yusuf Haydar Ertekin, Murat Tekin, Aysegul Uludag, Sedat Arikan, Erkan Melih Sahin |
| Compressive strength and the effect of duration after photo-activation among dual-cure bulk fill composite core materials | |
| Fahad Alkhudhairy, Fahim Vohra |
| Association of rs1800668 polymorphism in glutathione peroxidase- 1 gene and risk of rheumatoidarthritis in Pakistani population | |
| Shazia Irfan, Asima Rani, Muhammad Arshad, Syed Kashif Nawaz, Maryam Sameem, Iram Liaqat |
| Effects of bisoprolol in combination with trimetazidine on the treatment of heart failure and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
| Yuanyuan Ke, Dingli Xu, Minxiong Li, Zenglong Wu, Yongpeng Huang |
| Outcomes of first line chemotherapy in patientswith chronic lymphocytic leukemia | |
| Adil Nazir, Fawad ., Sheeraz Ali, Farhana Badar, Neelam Siddique, Abdul Hameed |
| No inhalation in combination with high frequency ventilation treatment in the treatment of neonatal severe respiratory failure | |
| Xiaohui Guo, Yanfeng Sun, Jing Miao, Min Cui, Jiangbo Wang, Shuzhen Han |
| Reflection of medical error highlighted on media in Turkey: A retrospective study | |
| Oguz ISIK, Gamze BAYIN, Ozgur UGURLUOGLU |
| Visual outcome of laser treatment in diabetic macular edema: Study from an Urban Diabetes Care Center | |
| Rashid Alvi, Muhammad Saleh Memon, A. Samad Shera, Seema N. Mumtaz, Sikander Ali Shaikh, Muhammad Faisal Fahim |
| Patient-specific depth of endotracheal intubation-from anthropometry to the Touch and Read Method | |
| Saecheol Oh, Seunguk Bang, Woojin Kwon, Jungwoo Shim |
| Effects of comprehensive rehabilitation training in combinationwith multi-mode analgesia on body function recovery after tumor-type knee replacement | |
| Junjuan Zhang, Yahan Wang, Guangyu Yang, Jing Liu, Junjie Wang |
| Association between 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D and volumetric breast density via a fully automated software VolparaTM in the reproductive age group | |
| Bushra Wasim Khan, Khalid M. Khan M Khan, Muhammad Abdul Samad |
| Diagnostic value and disease evaluation significance of abdominal ultrasound inspection for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis | |
| Li Wang, Yinghui Li, Jian Liu |
| Effect of socio-cultural factors on spontaneousabortion in Burdur, Turkey: A population based case-control study | |
| Binali Catak, Can Oner, Sevinç Sutlu, Selcuk Kilinc |
| Comparison of parameters of bone profile and homocysteine in physically active and non-active postmenopausal females | |
| Sundus Tariq, Khalid Parvez Lone, Saba Tariq |
| Therapeutic effects of mifepristone combined withGestrinone on patients with endometriosis | |
| Hui-Ling Xue, Ning Yu, Jing Wang, Wan-Jiao Hao, Ye Li, Mei-Yun Liu |
| Problem solving, loneliness, depression levels and associated factors in high school adolescents | |
| Ummugulsum Sahin, Filiz Adana |
| Molecular epidemiology and clinical features of Hepatitis C Virus(HCV) in epidemic areas of Interior Sindh, Pakistan | |
| Shameem Bhatti, Sobia Manzoor |
| Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: An alternative surgical method for pulmonary carcinoma | |
| Yan Zhao, Fengwu Lin, Chuan Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Kunpeng Cheng |
| Alzheimer and vascular dementia in the elderly patients | |
| Naresh Kumar Seetlani, Narindar Kumar, Khalid Imran Mubeen, Asif Ali, Nadia Shams, Taha Sheikh |
| Pediatric tooth extractions under sedoanalgesia | |
| Ayse Hande Arpaci, Berrin Isik |
Continous Medical Education
| A New Model of Master of Philosophy in Physiological Sciences | |
| HR Ahmad, FM Arain, NA Khan |
Case Reports
| Resolution of pleura-peritoneal fistula via transient daytime ambulatory peritoneal dialysis regime (DAPD) – 8 years follow up | |
| Christopher Lim, Kah Mean Thong |
| Treatment of persistent congenital chylothoraxwith intrapleural injection of sapylin in infants | |
| Qing-Wang Hua, Zhi-Yong Lin, Xing-Ti Hu, Qi-Feng Zhao |
Short Communication
| Why cannot a β-lactamase gene be detected using an efficient molecular diagnostic method? | |
| Kwang Seung Park, Jung Hun Lee, Moonhee Park, Asad Mustafa Karim, Sang Hee Lee |
Review Article
| The importance of rehabilitation concerning upper extremity amputees: A Systematic Review | |
| Kardem Soyer, Banu Ünver, Seval Tamer, Özlem Güven Ülger |
