Vol. 72 No. 3 (2022): MARCH

Published: 2022-02-03

CASE REPORT

Effectiveness of adapted cognitive behaviour therapy for dysthymia: an evidence based case study

Sameera Shafiq, Zaqia Bano, Shahid Sharif Randhawa, Khalid Hayat Khan, Qurat-ul-Ain Muhammad, Abdullah Muhammad
Positron emission tomography – computed tomography as a monitoring response tool in pre-fibrotic myelofibrosis: a case report

Amna Qamar Uz Zaman, Shabbir Hussain, Ramsha Zaheer, Madiha Andleeb, Saba Raza, Tariq Siddiqui
An infrequent case of adult nasopharynx rhabdomyosarcoma with bony involvement: a case report

Tabe Rasool , Salma Salman , Faiza Ghuman , Afshan Siddiqui , Salman Niaz Ahmed , Maria Akhtar
Wernicke’s encephalopathy secondary to hyperemesis gravidarum: a clinical challenge

Tooba Mehreen , Sara Saghir Kiani
Tirofiban and Rivaroxaban use in the management of right coronary artery thrombus as a primary manifestation of essential thrombocythemia

Muhummad Nasir Rahman, Maleeha Javed
A challenging case of pseudo Meigs syndrome: a case report

Fozia Umber Qureshi , Wajeeha Asghar Alvi
Sub-Acute Thyroiditis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin, a rare case with literature review

Rubina Mukhtar

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Mother-NICU: An approach to reducing the Neonatal Mortality Burden

Ayesha Siddiqua, Haniya Waseem
Benefits of six week and personalized dosing of pembrolizumab considering ongoing delta variant surge

Arham Iqbal, Zaeem Ahmed Abbasi, Fahad Naeem
Waters of death: Naegleria Fowleri (the brain eating Amoeba)

Ahmed Kamal Siddiqi, Muhammad Azhar Chachar
Rare complication mimicking Kawasaki disease among children infected with COVID-19: A heads-up for paediatricians

Nitik Sharma, Arsalan Hyder, Sikandar Ali
Is Dapagliflozin future for CKD?

Yumna Zafar, Yusra Iqbal, Syeda Sanila Aijaz
Sitagliptin, a promising DPP-4 inhibitor for prevention of acute graft versus host disease

Asra Arshad Jaffry, Iflah Ansari, Zainab Rauf

NARRATIVE REVIEW

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A brief review of virulence and resistance Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus virulence and resistance

Ufaq Tasneem, Khalid Mehmood, Mahnoor Majid, Sidra Rahmat Ullah, Saadia Andleeb

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Association of early donor chimerism status with survival outcomes in post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients of nonmalignant diseases

Nadia Sial, Parvez Ahmed, Feroza Hamid Wattoo, Nadir Ali

464-470
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Predictors of sleep paralysis and relationship of sleep paralysis with sleep quality in university students of Islamabad

Mehwish Riaz, Muhammad Hamza Rabbani, Muhammad Junaid Sabir, Musarat Ali Khan, Nauman Manzoor, Muhammad Nauman Chaudhry
Role of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v versus Placebo in symptomatic improvement of irritable bowel syndrome patients

Moeen-Ul-Haq , Ahmad Nawaz Babar , Muhammad Kamran Hassan , Fazl Ullah , Anwar Ullah

404-408
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Effects of virtual reality exercises and routine physical therapy on pain intensity and functional disability in patients with chronic low back pain

Muhammad Waqar Afzal, Ashfaq Ahmad , Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei , Syed Amir Gillani, Asif Hanif, Muhammad Sharif Waqas
A prospective randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of zero calorie carbonated drink and water as a solvent in sodium phosphate for colonoscopy

Hina Khan, Amjad Siraj Memon, Mujeebur Rehman Abbasi, Khursheed Ahmed Samo, Jan Muhammad Agha, Lajpat Rathore, Summaya Saeed
Frequency of French-American-British subtypes of acute myeloid leukaemia in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi

Irtiza Ahmed Bhatti, Ghulam Haider, Youksal Intikhab Khan, Taher Saifuddin
The Effectiveness of implementation of standard clinical pathway through healthcare professionals among acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing for angiography / angioplasty in a public tertiary care hospital, Karachi

Shahzad Bashir, Sarfraz Masih, Rubina Barolia, Muhammad Nawaz Lashari, Iram Amin

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Dark triad, risk propensity and interpersonal relationship satisfaction in clients with substance use disorder

Rida Irfan, Sara Latif, Naheed Noor

444-447
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Investigation of the relationship between technology addiction and sleepiness among university students in health-related departments in Turkey

Riza Citil, Ufuk Unlu , Yalcin Onder
Burden and predictors of undernourishment among married women of reproductive age: a cross-sectional study in Dadu and Jacobabad districts of the Province Sindh, Pakistan

Zamir Hussain Suhag, Ayaz Ahmed Baloch, Nelofer Baig, Zohra Lassi, Abdul Wahab Soomro
Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with stunting and thinness in adolescent females: a cross sectional study from Pakistan

Ayaz Ali Samo, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari, Aslam Memon, Nimra Masood Baig, Salma Farukh Memon, Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh

471-476
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Aberrant expression of myeloid antigens in patients of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Alina Jawad, Saleem Ahmed khan, Nasir Uddin, Dawood Ahmad, Hamid Nawaz Tipu, Fahim Akhtar
“Probing in the complexities of the integrated undergraduate medical curriculum”: A qualitative exploratory study

Neelofar Shaheen, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Rahila Yasmeen, Muhammad Tanveer Sajid

452-456
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VKORC1 gene polymorphism (-1639G>A) in warfarin therapy patients of Pakistani population

Muhammad Bilal Ghafoor, Faiza Yasmeen, Abdul Wadood Khalid, Ghulam Mustafa , Shagufta Khaliq, Shahida Mohsin
Effect of omentin-1 on cancer stem cell surface markers and tumor-suppressive miRNA expression in a high-glucose environment associated with colorectal cancer

Lele Hou, Murong Xu, Xiaotong Zhao, Mingwei Chen, Cancan Hui, Hua Ji, Datong Deng
Practice and effect of pesticide use on farmers’ health in Sindh, Pakistan

Amna Khan , Nazish Jaffar , Fatima Murad
Gene-gene and gene-environment interaction: an important predictor of oral cancer among smokeless tobacco users in Karachi

Muhammad Mohiuddin Alamgir , Qamar jamal, Talat Mirza

477-482
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Effect of lumbar traction on discogenic low back pain using variable forces

Zahra Masood , Atif Ahmed Khan, Aisha Ayyub, Rida Shakeel
Association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes insertion/deletion polymorphism with colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population Pakistan

Hina Zubair, Javeria Aurangzeb, Bushra Zubair, Muhammad Imran

457-463
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Association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) and low birth weight preterm birth (LBWPT)

Hina Shah , Nighat Nisar, Arshad Hassan, Sofia Butt

436-439
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Correlation of lip profile preferences in Pakistani population; and its comparison with orthodontic norms

Hashim Bin Mansoor , Zahra Khalid , Abdullah Jan , Rumeesha Zaheer

440-443
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SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Perspective on newborn screening (NBS): evidence sharing on conditions to be included in NBS in Pakistan

Hafsa Majid, Lena Jafri, Sibtain Ahmed, Khadija Humayun, Salman Kirmani, Natasha Ali, Bushra Moiz, Aysha Habib Khan, Bushra Afroze

EDITORIAL

Road traffic accident trauma: A model for road safety management utilizing the artificial intelligence with geo-mapping and geospatial data in Pakistan

Syed Muhammad Hammad Ali, Naayl Aasim, Asim Malik
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BAROCRINOLOGY

Ocular manifestations of Obesity: Beyond what meets the eye

Nitin Kapoor, Smitha Jasper, Sanjay Kalra

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RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Recent advances in the management of thyroid associated orbitopathy: A promising roadmap

Deepthi Elizabeth Kurian, Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor
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IMAGING CORNER

Rosai-Dorman disease mimicking lymphoma on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Sharjeel Usmani , Dalal al Turkait Ahmed , Rehab S. Elhaggracy , Karen Pinto, Fareeda al Kandari

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PRIMARY CARE DIABETES

The Quintessential Quincunx: A model for health care delivery

Sanjay Kalra , Madhur Verma , Nitin Kapoor
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REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORNER

The role of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Speech and Language Therapy: A mini review

Ayesha Kamal Butt , Rabia Zubair, Farooq Azam Rathore

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EVIDENCE BASED NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Role of surgery in multifocal glioblastoma

Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri , Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

576
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