April 2013 Issue
Table of Contents
Editorial
| From Quarterly to Bi-Monthly publication | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
Original Articles
| Gender discrimination among medical students in Pakistan: A cross sectional survey | |
| Ali Madeeh Hashmi, Amra Rehman, Zeeshan Butt, Muhammad Awais Aftab, Aimen Shahid, Sahar Abbas Khan |
| Patients’ receptiveness for Medical students during consultation in out patient department of a teaching hospital | |
| Muhammad Laiq uz Zaman Khan, Masood Jawaid, Kamran Hafeez |
| Evaluation of Continuing professional development program for Family Physicians | |
| Syed Irfan Karim, Farhana Irfan, Riaz Qureshi, Naghma Naeem, Eiad Abdel Mohsen Alfaris |
| Aetiology, treatment patterns and long-term outcomes of tooth avulsion in children and adolescents | |
| Huseyin Karayilmaz, Zuhal Kirzioglu, Ozge Erken Gungor |
| Clinico-epidemiological nature and antibiotic susceptibility profile of Acinetobacter species | |
| Md Mostafizur Rahman, Shirin Biglari, Alfizah Hanafiah, Ramliza Ramli, Tzar Mohd Nizam Khaithir |
| Adherence of healthcare professionals to American Diabetes Association 2004 guidelines for the care of patients with type 2 diabetes at peripheral diabetes clinics in Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Farzana Muzaffar, Nimra Fatima, Asher Fawwad, Mussarat Riaz |
| The role of double-balloon enteroscopy following capsule endoscopy in diagnosis of obscure Small intestinal diseases | |
| Chen Tian Min, Xu Li Hua, Ji Ying Lin, Yang Yan Mei, Lu Fei, Qian Jun Bo |
| Visceral leishmaniasis: Clinical and demographic features in an African population | |
| Abdelsalam Mohamed Nail, Abdelmageed Mohamed Imam |
| Effect of a probiotic preparation (VSL#3) in critically ill patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (Pilot Study) | |
| Sarvin Sanaie, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi Mameghani, Ata Mahmoodpoor, Hadi Hamishehkar |
| Carotid artery intima media thickness and HsCRP: Predictors for atherosclerosis in prediabetic patients | |
| Hulya Parildar, Oyku Gulmez, Ozlem Cigerli, Aslı Dogruk Unal, Rengin Erdal, Nılgun Guvener Demirag |
| Effects of a mat pilates program on cardiometabolicparameters in elderly women | |
| Fourie Marinda, Gildenhuys Magda, Shaw Ina, Shaw Brandon, Toriola Abel, Daniel Ter Goon |
| Seroprevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in pregnant women attending public sector tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad Sindh | |
| Seema Bibi, Saira Dars, Sanober Ashfaq, Roshan Ara Qazi, Sadaf Akhund |
| Anesthetic management of conjoined twins undergoing one-stage surgical separation: A single center experience | |
| He-Jiang Zhong, Li Hong, Zhi-Yong Du, He Huan, Tian-De Yang, Yue-Yong Qi |
| Comparison between intrathecal and intravenous betamethasone for post-operative pain following cesarean section: A randomized clinical trial | |
| Taraneh Naghibi, Faramarz Dobakhti, Saideh Mazloomzadeh, Atosa Dabiri, Behnaz Molai |
| Efficacy of topical Bevacizumab in high-risk corneal transplant survival | |
| Nasir Bhatti, Umair Sheikh Ahmed Qidwai, Munawar Hussain, Asif Kazi |
| Yield of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy in cancer of unknown primary | |
| Muhammad Tayyab Usmani, Abdullah Bin Khalid, Syed Hasnain Ali Shah, Tauseef Ahmad, Saeed Sadiq Hamid, Syed Wasim Jafri |
| Frequency of migraine in patients with allergic rhinitis | |
| Ayhan Ozturk, Yildiz Degirmenci, Burcu Tokmak, Abdurrahman Tokmak |
| Comparison of Volar and Dorsal approaches for surgical treatment in fracture of proximal half of the radius | |
| Seyed Abdolhossein Mehdi Nasab, Nasser Sarrafan, Mohammad Fakoor, Maghsood Mohammadzadeh |
| Risk factors of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary care hospital, Bahawalpur Pakistan. | |
| Sadiq Hussain, Muhammad Rashad Qamar, Muhammad Arshad Iqbal, Ameer Ahmed, Ehsan Ullah |
| Rapid emergence of ESBL producers in E. coli causing urinary and wound infections in Pakistan | |
| Muhammad Asif Habeeb, Yasra Sarwar, Aamir Ali, Muhammad Salman, Abdul Haque |
| Cardioprotective effects of atorvastatin plus trimetazidine in percutaneous coronary intervention | |
| Xuefeng Lin, Aiqun Ma, Wei Zhang, Qun Lu, Chaofeng Sun, Hongyan Tian, Xinjun Lei, Xiaojun Bai |
| Accuracy of non-contrast CT brain interpretation by emergency physicians: A cohort study | |
| Anas Khan, Sami Qashqari, Abdul-Aziz Al-Ali |
| C-reactive protein and lipid profile in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome treated by metformin | |
| Wahda Basheer Al-Youzbaki, Rabie Gabriel Abdullah |
| The impact of chronic low back pain on physical performance, fear avoidance beliefs, and depressive symptoms: A comparative study on Turkish elderly population | |
| Emine Aslan Telci, Nesrin Yagci, Tuba Can, Ugur Cavlak |
| Chest Pain as a presenting complaint in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) | |
| Muhammad Ajmal Malik, Shahzad Alam Khan, Sohail Safdar, Ijaz-Ul-Haque Taseer |
| Values of mean platelet volume in patients with chronic tonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy | |
| Cengiz Cevik, Erhan Yengil, Murat Tutanc, Ercan Akbay, Ibrahim Iilfeler, Ihsan Gulmez, Ertap Akoglu |
| The diagnosis and treatment of traumatic retroperitoneal hematoma | |
| Fengbiao Wang, Fang Wang |
| Reference range variation in haematological indices amongst five different age groups of less than one year in Islamabad, Pakistan | |
| Kiran Tauseef Bukhari, Humaira Zafar |
| Extended multi-organ resection for cT4 gastric carcinoma: A retrospective analysis | |
| Longbin Xiao, Mingzhe Li, Fengfeng Xu, Huishao Ye, Wenhui Wu, Shuo Long, Wenfeng Li, Yulong He |
| The effect of age, sex and obesity on fundamental motor skills among 4 to 6 years-old children | |
| Roshansk Vameghi, Amir Shams, Parvaneh Shamsipour Dehkordi |
| Intravitreal Avastin as an adjunct in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy undergoing pars plana vitrectomy | |
| Yawar Zaman, Aziz-ur-Rehman ., Abdul Fattah Memon |
| Prevalence and clinical profile of insulin resistance in young women of poly cystic ovary syndrome: A study from Pakistan | |
| Rumina Tabassum, Fouzia Imtiaz, Shaheen Sharafat, Shazia Shukar-ud-din, Uzma Nusrat |
| Psychosocial rehabilitation training in the treatment of schizophrenia outpatients: A randomized, psychosocial rehabilitation training–and monomedication-controlled study | |
| Ling Wang, Jianchu Zhou, Xueqin Yu, Jihong Qiu, Bo Wang |
| Comparison of postoperative complication between Laryngeal Mask Airway and endotracheal tube during low-flow anesthesia with controlled ventilation | |
| EJ Ali Peirovifar, Mahmood Eydi, Mir Musa Mirinezhad, ATA Mahmoodpoor, Afsaneh Mohammadi, Samad EJ Golzari |
| Gender determines the effect of atracurium priming technique in a randomized study | |
| Hui Liu, Lianbing Gu, Yunxia Zuo |
| The expressions of AMACR and iNOSin prostate adenocarcinomas | |
| Tumay Ozgur, Esin Atik, Sibel Hakverdi, Mehmet Yaldiz |
| Nutritional status in mentally disabled children and adolescents: A study from Western Turkey | |
| Nalan Hakime Nogay |
| Investigation of the effects of graded models on the biomechanical behavior of a bone-dental implant system under osteoporotic conditions | |
| Bin Zhang, Li Ying, Liu Zhong Shuang, Bai Xiao Ming |
| The effects of intraarticular opioids in pain relief after arthroscopic menisectomy:A randomized clinical trial study | |
| Hamidreza Arti, Sara Arti |
| Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E virus among primary school children | |
| Nural Cevahir, Melek Demir, Ali Ihsan Bozkurt, Ahmet Ergin, Ilknur Kaleli |
| Clinical outcome of endoprosthetic replacement for failed treatment of intertrochanteric fractures: A retrospective case series | |
| Wei Feng, Ting Hao, Wan-lin Liu, Yan-fei Jia, Zeng-tao Hao, Sheng-bin Bai |
| Evaluation of thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women with gestational and pre-gestational diabetes | |
| Hajieh Shahbazian, Nahid Shahbazian, Mahnaz Rahimi Baniani, Leila Yazdanpanah, Seyed Mahmuod Latifi |
| Respiratory and general health complaints in subjects exposed to sandstorm at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Sultan Ayoub Meo, Mohammad Fahad A Al-Kheraiji, Ziyad Fahad AlFaraj, Nasser Abdulaziz Alwehaibi, Ahmad Adnan Aldereihim |
| Efficacy of Paraffin Wax Bath with and without joint mobilization techniques in rehabilitation of post-traumatic stiff hand | |
| Fozia Sibtain, Asghar Khan, Syed Shakil Urrehman |
Clinical Case Series
| Fertility sparing treatment in young patients with early endometrial adenocarcinoma | |
| Mehri Jafari Shobeiri, Parvin Mostafa Gharabaghi, Heidarali Esmaeili, Elaheh Ouladsahebmadarek, Mahzad Mehrzad-Sadagiani |
| Intragastric rupture of splenic artery aneurysms:Three case reports and literature review | |
| Yang-de MIU, Bei YE |
Case Reports
| Lamellar Ichthyosis with Rickets | |
| Raafia Ali, Shahbaz Aman, Muhammad Nadeem |
| A case of mycotic aneurysm due to Burkholderia pseudomallei | |
| Md Mostafizur Rahman, Ding Chuan Hun,, S. Hussin, M. N. Tzar, S. R. Ramli |
| “One-stop†Hybrid approach for tetralogy of fallot with aortopulmonary collateral arteries in adults | |
| Yi yao Jiang, Wei Zhang, Yu Pei, Li Yang, Langang Xue, Xiaocheng Liu |
| Neuropathic pain in hereditary coproporphyria | |
| Guan Liang Chen, Deng-Ho Yang, Jeng-Yuau Wu, Chia-Wen Kuo, Wen-Hsiu Hsu |
| Case scenario about TEE: Patient with dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy | |
| Peng Liang, Jing yuan Chen, Bin Liu |
Short Communication
| Prevalence of overweight and obesity among female adolescents in Jordan: A comparison between two international reference standards | |
| Abdulrahman Musaiger, Mariam Al-Mannai, Reema Tayyem |
| Medical literature review: Search or perish | |
| Younis Skaik |
Special Communications
| Detection of Vancomycin resistant enterococci from rectal swab samples by Becton-Dickinson GeneOhm VanR assay and culture at ICU of a tertiary care center in Turkey | |
| Ayhan Gozaydin, Sukran Kose, Gulfem Ece, Gursel Ersan, Mustafa Gonullu |
Review Article
| The injuries to the fourth and fifth tarsometatarsal joints: A review of the surgical management by internal fixation, arthrodesis and arthroplasty | |
| Xiao YU, Qing-Jiang PANG, Guang-Rong YU |
| Association of Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genetic polymorphisms and folate intake with susceptibility of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A meta-analysis | |
| Shujuan Yang, Wen Yuanyuan, Zhang Jianxing, Chen Xin-yue |
Correspondence
| The terminator “Non-sense mediate mRNA decayâ€: Its role in the termination of intron containing a premature termination codon | |
| Younis Skaik |
