Vol. 74 No. 6 (2024): JUNE

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Published: 2024-05-27

EDITORIAL

Brain Health Initiatives for Pakistan

Mohammad Wasay, Naila Shahbaz, Safa Younis, Abdul Malik

1039-1040
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of disease activity on the clinical outcome of SARS CoV-2 in patients with underlying rheumatic diseases; data from global rheumatology alliance

Shahida Perveen, Saba Samreen, Haris Gul, Babur Salim, Amjad Nasim

1055-1060
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Common practices of Speech and language pathologists about partner oriented training to treat aphasia

Fazaila Ehsaan, Nazia Mumtaz

1109-1113
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Film as an educational tool in medical pedagogy: a study on cinemeducation and its effectiveness

Usama Naveed Cheema, Sarmed Ibrahim, Nukhbat Ullah Awan, Haram Ashiq, Wagma Sarmed, Khalid Munir

1051-1054
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Diagnostic characteristics and management outcome in patients with acromegaly: a 15-year experience at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Shehla Tabassum, Sajjad Ali khan, Nanik Ram, Najmul Islam

1041-1045
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Social intelligence in health professions educationists: how it helps to deal with challenges at the workplace? a mixed-method study

Laila Shakeel Abbasi, Rahila Yasmeen, Shabana Ali

1079-1083
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Perception of students and teachers regarding the attributes of an effective clinical teacher in dentistry: a cross-sectional analytical study

Rooha Sultan, Rubaba Azim, Nooreen Adnan, Sohail Ahmed Khan, Omema Saleem

1119-1123
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Long-term proton pump inhibitors therapy and prevalence of hyperprolactinemia. a cross-sectional study in outpatient gastroenterology clinics

Muhammad Ashfaq, Adil Naseer Khan, Yasser MSA Alkahraman, Muhammad Zeeshan Haroon

1067-1073
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Analysis of complications after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of target temperature management

Cheuh Hsiao Yun, Chun-Jung Lin, Kuan-Yu Lin

1094-1098
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Attenuation of acute postoperative pain and opioid requirement with the use of magnesium sulfate in patients undergoing limb amputations

Rabeea Sajid Qureshi, Tanveer Alam, Ahsun Waqar Khan, Muhammad Bilal Shafiq

1046-1050
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Endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSiT) for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease: a prospective long-term study

Muhammad Amir, Fareeha Farooqui, Sehrish Latif, Sohaib Khan, Sibgha Aiman, Muhammad Uneeb

1084-1088
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Association of eating habits with mitochondrial DNA copy number in eveningness chronotypes: origin research

Shazia Ali, Madeeha Maqsood, Suhaib Ahmed, Shagufta Feroz

1099-1103
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Determination of predisposing factors for prolonged intensive care in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Melek Doganci, Guler Eraslan Doganay, Mehtap Tunc, Hilal Sazak

1061-1066
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Effect of peer education on knowledge and frequency of smoking among high school students in disadvantaged districts: a quasi-experimental study

Gulengul Mermer, Nurcan Bilgic, Salih Keskin, Turkan Gunay

1089-1093
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Outcomes of dorsal nasal augmentation using costochondral graft

Amna Kifayatullah, Mamoon Rashid, Saad Ur Rehman, Ibrahim Khan

1104-1108
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The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)

Pei Sien Yeo, Hazreen Abdul Majid

1074-1078
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Barriers to medical consultation and strategies for enhancing the prevention and reporting of child abuse: a cross-sectional survey of caregivers of paediatric patients at a tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan

Sana Saeed, Muhammad Umer Junaid, Marib Ghulam Rasool Malik, Hareem Rauf, Muhammad Osama Khan, Kishwar Enam

1114-1118
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Comparative efficacy of tocotrienol and tocopherol (vitamin E) on atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in humans

Saima Rafique, Dilshad Ahmed Khan, Kulsoom Farhat, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Mudassar Noor, Mahjabeen Sharif

1124-1129
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Scoping Review

Global prevalence of quackery practices: a scoping review of definitions, regulations, and allied healthcare

Ghulam Yaseen Veesar, Ather Akhlaq, Ahson Qavi Siddiqi

1144-1152
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NARRATIVE REVIEW

Long term effects of childhood trauma and abuse: narrative on functional neurological disorder

Uzma Ilyas, Aliza Khanum, Kalsoom Fatima

1130-1135
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Closing the gap: an urgent need for newborn screening of organic acid disorders in developing countries

Soma Vankwani, Muhammad Wasim, Munazza Raza Mirza, Fazli Rabbi Awan

1136-1143
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CASE REPORT

Isolated left ventricular non-compaction: clinical characterisation of a teenage male

Javeria Khan, Hina Sohail, Parveen Akhtar, Abdul Qadir Memon, Bisma Jalil

1183-1186
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Management of chronic exogenous rhinolith with gingivonasal fistula: a case report

Foppi Puspitasari, Fadjar Perkasa

1180-1182
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Common variable immunodeficiency associated enteropathy: a diagnostic enigma in developing countries

Muhammad Aftab Hassan, Muhammad Hussain, Dawood Ahmad, Muhammad Omair Riaz, Muhammad Zain Arshad

1175-1177
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Tubo-Ovarian ectopic pregnancy: a rare twin ectopic pregnancy

Niama Khan, Neha Farooq, Mohsin khan

1172-1174
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A large, locally aggressive giant cell tumour arising from the laryngeal cartilage: A Rare Case Report

Umar Riaz, Hadia Wali, Shayan Shahid Ansari, Zujajah Hameed, Muhammad Saqib

1167-1171
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Congenital eyelid imbrication syndrome: a rare occurrence in Pakistan

Nazia Qidwai, Sadia Shah Bukhari, Faiza Rameez

1178-1179
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SHORT COMMUNICATION

Osmolar gap in hyponatraemia—an exploratory study

Shoukat Memon, Faiza Saeed, Ashar Alam, Javeria Chughtai, Salman Imtiaz

1163-1166
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A histopathological and epidemiological study of urothelial carcinoma at a tertiary care centre in Peshawar, Pakistan

Saria Saeed, Danyal Khan, Shah Faisal, Fozia Rauf, Muhammad Owais Ali, Asif Rehman

1160-1162
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Comparison of NEWS2 and PSI as mortality predictors in patients with community acquired pneumonia

Neelam Kumari, Nausheen Saifullah, Saira Jafri, Aziz Ahmed, Nadia Jawad, Naseem Ahmed

1156-1159
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Effect of hemodialysis practice guideline on dialysis indicators and hemodynamic complications among patients undergoing hemodialysis

Amjad Ali , Adnan Yaqoob

1153-1155
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Semaglutide and weight loss – a concern for diabetics and pharmaceuticals

Bushra Admani, Mariam Fahim, Huda Ahmed

1204-1204
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Guiding postmenopausal care for osteoporosis: First evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for Pakistan

Alina Pervez, Manju Chandran, Aysha Habib Khan

1202-1203
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Seeds of change: fostering nutritional education through school kitchen gardens

Maira Mubashir, Romaina Iqbal, Sabahat Naz

1206-1206
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When is it safe to operate after the failure of therapeutic steroid injections in carpal tunnel syndrome?

Umar Nadeem, Sobia Sarwar, Muhammad Haider Tariq, Arslan Ahmed

1205-1205
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RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Endocrine Entropy

Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor

1187-1188
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PRIMARY CARE DIABETES

Psychological First Aid

Sanjay Kalra, Atul Dhingra, Kumar Abhisheka, Nitin Kapoor

1189-1191
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BAROCRINOLOGY

Oneirotherapy in Overweight and Obesity

Sanjay Kalra, Saurabh Arora, Nitin Kapoor

1192-1193
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EVIDENCE BASED NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Role of Machine Learning in Liquid Biopsy of Brain Tumours

Zanib Javed, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Saad Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

1194-1196
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IMAGING CORNER

Hyperostosis Frontalis Simulating Metastatic Deposits: Unmasked on SPECT-CT

Areeba Amin, Mairah Razi

1197-1198
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REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORNER

Multimodal approach to address the multifaceted nature of Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders: Bridging the gap between research and clinical practice

Marwa Asim, Muhammad Ehab Azim, Furqan Ahmed Siddiqi, Farooq Azam Rathore

1199-1201
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STUDENT'S CORNER SHORT REPORT

Challenges in the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from a low- and middle-income country

Mohsin Chundrigar, Adnan Ali Khan, Shahreen Ansari, Muhammad Ozair Awan, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi

1207-1209
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STUDENT'S CORNER LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A call for increased surveillance: monitoring the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent retinopathy

Zahra Tanvir, Rutaab Kareem

1216-1216
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Exploring side effects of corticosteroids in myasthenia gravis: Unveiling alternatives for safer treatment

Sanwal Sardar Nawaz, Muhammad Waleed Imran, Muhammad Moaz

1211-1212
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Illicit over the counter availability and recreational use of Zolpidem by young adults: A letter to the editor

Abdul Rehman Gull, Zubia Afzal, Humna Batool

1215-1215
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Triage implementation in Pakistan: a case of broken healthcare system

Misha Mansoor, Muhammad Hamza Shafiq, Mubashra Khalid

1213-1213
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A Possible Solution to Statin Noncompliance

Muhammad Daniyal, Abdullah Ahmad

1210-1210
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Challenges to Alzheimer Care in Pakistan

Fathima Aamina Ruzny, Muhammed Ifham Imtiyas , Abdul Raheem Rizvie

1214-1214
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