November – December 2016 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Original Articles
| Causes of short stature in Pakistani children found at an Endocrine Center | |
| Ali Jawa, Syed Hunain Riaz, Muhammad Zaman Khan Assir, Bahjat Afreen, Amna Riaz, Javed Akram |
| Clinical values of the early detection of serum procalcitonin,C‑reactive protein and white blood cells for neonateswith infectious diseases | |
| Shiwen Liu, Yunxiu Hou, Haili Cui |
| Analysis of liver function test abnormalities in kidney transplant recipients: 7 year experience | |
| Oguzhan Sıtkı Dizdar, Alparslan Ersoy, Savas Aksoy, Banu Demet Ozel Coskun, Abdulmecit Yıldız |
| Use of Aspirin and Statin as primary prevention for cardiovascular diseases | |
| Bahaa Aba Alkhail, Rahila Iftikhar, Adnan Al Shaikh |
| Depression, anxiety and stress among female patients of infertility; A case control study | |
| Lamia Yusuf |
| Clinical characteristics and epidermal barrier function ofpapulopustular rosacea: A comparison study with acne vulgaris | |
| Mao Song Zhou, Hongfu Xie, Lin Cheng, Ji Li |
| Comparison of serum lipid profile in Type-2 Diabetics withand without retinopathy in Pakistani population | |
| Zulfiqar Ali Amin, Qamar Ul Islam, Muhammad Asim Mehboob |
| Can anemia predict perinatal outcomes in different stages of pregnancy? | |
| Tayfun Vural, Emrah Toz, Aykut Özcan, Alper Biler, Alper İleri, Abdurrahman Hamdi İnan |
| Frequency of early remodeling of left ventricle and its comparison between patients with stroke volume >97 Ml versus patients with stroke volume | |
| Hafiz Muhammad Farhan Ali Rizvi, Zaigham Rasool Khalid, Allah Baksh, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig |
| Relationship of coping ways and anxiety with Pregnancy Specific-stress | |
| Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Fatemeh Nasiri Amiri, Razieh Rezaee |
| 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, a potential role player in the development of thyroid disorders in schizophrenics | |
| Arif Ali Malik, Shamaila Saleem, Muhammad Abdul Basit Ashraf, Mahmood Husain Qazi |
| A prospective randomized comparison of early embryo cleavage kinetics between two media culture systems | |
| Huan Zhang, Yi Zheng, Yonggen Wu, Danna Ye, Xuefeng Huang |
| KCNQ1 rs2237895 polymorphism is associated with Gestational Diabetes in Pakistani Women | |
| Syeda Sadia Fatima, Bushra Chaudhry, Taseer Ahmed Khan, Saad Farooq |
| Outcome after surgical repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection | |
| Tariq Waqar, Zubair Ahmad Ansari, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig |
| Similarities and variances in perception of professionalism among Saudi and Egyptian Medical Students | |
| Kamran Sattar, Sue Roff, Sultan Ayoub Meo |
| Vildagliptin ameliorates biochemical, metabolic and fatty changes associated with non alcoholic fatty liver disease | |
| Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Zafar Majeed Babar, Muhammad Shahbaz Hussain, Lubna Akhtar |
| Increased heart rate on first day in Intensive Care Unitis associated with increased mortality | |
| Duygu Kara, Seda Banu Akinci, Gulcin Babaoglu, Ulku Aypar |
| Chemotherapy alone or combined chemotherapy and involved field radiotherapy in favorable risk early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma - a 10 years experience | |
| Sheeraz Ali, Abdul Basit, Ather Saeed Kazmi, Farhana Badar, Armughan Armughan Sidhu, Abdul Hameed |
| Clinical value of color doppler ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis of umbilical cord entry abnormity | |
| Jiandong Sun, Li Wang, Yinghui Li |
| Adipokine Serum visfatin level in pregnancy induced hypertension and uncomplicated pregnancy | |
| Asmat Shaheen, Rubina Nazli Khan, Sadia Fatima, Roshan Ali, Ihsanullah Khan, Salim Khattak |
| Analyzing musculoskeletal system discomforts and risk factors in computer-using office workers | |
| Melek Ardahan, Hatice Simsek |
| Effects of Vitamin D supplementation on physical activity of patients with Heart Failure | |
| Muhammad Zafar Majeed Babar, Sabahat Haider, Ghulam Mustafa |
| Effects of letrozole in combination with low-dose intramuscularinjection of human menopausal gonadotropin on ovulation and pregnancy of 156 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome | |
| Zhihua Chen, Mengzhen Zhang, Yuhuan Qiao, Junjuan Yang |
| Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak followingPosterior Cranial Fossa Surgery | |
| Imran Altaf Hussain, Anjum Habib Vohra, Shahzad Shams |
| Reducing computed tomography radiation dose in diagnosing pulmonary embolism | |
| Tamader Alrammah, Amani Alohaly, Kamal Albatsh |
| Hypocalcemia in jaundiced neonates receiving phototherapy | |
| Mashal Khan, Kanwal Altaf Malik, Rekha Bai |
| Serum C-reactive protein level in COPD patients stratified according to GOLD 2011 grading classification | |
| Yi-Hua Lin, Wan-Yu Wang, Su-Xian Hu, Yong-Hong Shi |
| The effects of serum leptin levels on thrombocyte aggregation in peritoneal dialysis patients | |
| Serkan Bakirdogen, Necmi Eren, Sibel Gökçay Bek, Özgür Mehtap, Mustafa Baki Çekmen |
| A way forward for teaching and learning of Physiology: Students’ perception of the effectiveness of teaching methodologies | |
| Rabiya Rehan, Khalid Ahmed, Hira Khan, Rehana Rehman |
| Fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth restored with Zirconia filler containing composite core material and fiber posts | |
| Zaid AlJaedi |
| Urdu translation of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression: Results of a validation study | |
| Ali M Hashmi, Shahana Naz, Aftab Asif, Imran S Khawaja |
| The role of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levelsin predicting spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis | |
| Hongli Wu, Lin Chen, Yuefeng Sun, Chao Meng, Wei Hou |
| Students’ views of mentoring at Bahria University Medical and Dental College | |
| Ambreen Usmani, Quratulain Omaeer |
| Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - analysis of clinical features, laboratory characteristics and therapeutic outcomeof 24 patients treated at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia | |
| Shahid Iqbal, Syed Ziauddin Zaidi, Ibraheem H Motabi, Nawal Faiez Alshehry, Mubarak S. AlGhamdi, Imran Khan Tailor |
| Effective role of lady health workers in immunization of children in Pakistan | |
| Saira Afzal, Azka Naeem, Unaiza Shahid, Wajiha Noor Syed, Urva Khan, Nayyar Misal Zaidi |
| Does periodic lung screening of films meets standards? | |
| Songül Binay, Peri Arbak, Alp Alper Şafak, Ege Guleç Balbay, Cahit Bilgin, Naciye Karataş |
| Detection of AmpC β-lactamase producing bacteria isolated in neonatal sepsis | |
| Sonia Salamat, Hasan Ejaz, Aizza Zafar, Humera Javed |
| Early nasogastric feeding versus parenteral nutritionin severe acute pancreatitis: A retrospective study | |
| Yulong Tao, Chengwu Tang, Wenming Feng, Ying Bao, Hongbin Yu |
| Effects of Diet and Metformin on placental morphology in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | |
| Rabia Arshad, Muhammad Adnan Kanpurwala, Nasim Karim, Jahan Ara Hassan |
| Frequency of obesity and comorbidities in medical students | |
| Yasir Mehmood, Farhan Khashim Al Swelmi, Shehab Ahmed Alenazi |
| Comparison of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients having pseudo exfoliation syndrome with healthy adults | |
| Naila Yasmeen, Nauroz Fatima, Qamar ul Islam |
| Assessment of Risk Factors of Obesity and Diet on Breast Cancer in Ankara, Turkey | |
| Nural Erzurum Alim, Gul Kiziltan |
| Etiology and severity of various forms of ocular war injuries in patients presenting at an Army Hospital in Pakistan | |
| Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi, Sidra Malik, Syed Zulfiqaruddin, Syeda Birjees Anwar, Shahzad Nayyar |
| Correlation between bone marrow dose volumes andacute hematological toxicity in postoperative gynecological cancer patients | |
| Qian Li, Ming-Hua Jiang, Jing Chen, Wei Liu, Bi-Qing Zhu, E-Mei Lu |
| Prognostic factors of recurrence and neck metastasis in oral carcinomas | |
| Behcet Sahin, Suphi Bulgurcu, Ilker Burak Arslan, Ibrahim Cukirova |
| Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mothers on acute respiratory infection in children under five years | |
| Shireen Qassim Bham, Farhan Saeed, Manzar Alam Shah |
Review Article
| Prognostic significance of B7-H3 expression in patients with colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis | |
| Heng Fan, Jian-hua Zhu, Xue-qing Yao |
Systematic Review
| Publish or Perish mantra in the medical field: A systematic review of the reasons, consequences and remedies | |
| Salman Y. Guraya, Robert I. Norman, Khalid I. Khoshhal, Shaista Salman Guraya, Antonello Forgione |
Clinical Case Series
| Clinical Analysis of Five Cases of AIDS-relatedNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma | |
| Shubo Zuo, Na Xu, Zhongkun Li, Na Li, Hong Xia, Hongtao Ren, Huizheng Bao |
Case Reports
| Unusual presentation; seeding of tumor after biopsy for hepatocellular carcinoma | |
| Asude Aksoy, Koray Karabulut, Hakan Artas, Ahmet Kilicarslan, Sertac Usta, Ibrahim Halil Bahcecioglu |
| Oral Hemorrhage in a 3-year-old Boy Caused by Self-Mutilating Behavior | |
| Jenny Lyn Young Uy, José Florencio Fabella Lapeña |
Acknowledgement
| Reviewers for the Year 2016 | |
