53 articles in this issue
Shaukat Ali Jawaid; Masood Jawaid
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3009How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Challenges faced by the Medical Editors in COVID19 Pandemic era. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):855-856. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3009This is an Open A... see more
Nazish Imran, Masood Jawaid
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3042How to cite this:Imran N, Jawaid M. Artificial intelligence in medical education: Are we ready for it? Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):857-859. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3042This is an Open Ac... see more
Zain Ali, Shahid Waseem, Riffat Aysha Anis, Mariam Anees
Objective: Cell Free mitochondrial DNA (CF mt-DNA) has emerged as a novel biomarker to investigate disease pathophysiology of different infections. The present study was designed to elucidate the association between CF mt-DNA, IL-6 and viral load in HIV, ... see more
Syed Tatheer Abbas, Dr, Ahmad Raza, Dr, Ihtasham Muhammad Ch, Dr, Tahira Hameed, Dr, Nausheen Hasham, Dr, Naveed Arshad
Background and Objectives: Milligan Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries. Post-operative pain is the major cause of morbidity in post hemorrhoidectomy patients. Metronidazole has an established role in relieving post hem... see more
Yi Sun, Liang Hong, Changbai Gao
Objective: To evaluate the correlation among 14-3-3? protein, inflammation, bone remodeling and osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the RA patients treated in our hospital were analyzed between Januar... see more
Emced Khalil, Sedat Ozcan
Background & Objective: Revascularization of the target vessel and restoration of distal flow is critical not only to reduce mortality and morbidity but also improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with critical limb ischemia. However, ... see more
Serap Tekbas, Ganna Pola
Objective: To determine the gender equality attitudes of nursing students studying at a private university, the sociodemographic factors affecting gender equality, and the difference in gender attitudes between Turkish and foreign students.Methods: This c... see more
Muhammad Azhar, Naima Zamir, Mishraz Shaikh, Inayat ullah
Objective: To evaluate clinical presentation and surgical outcome in children with enteric perforation.Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted in Department of Paediatric Surgery at National Institute of Child Health, Karachi from August ... see more
Rashida Parveen, Mehnaz Khakwani, Munazza Latif, Ayesha Uzaima Tareen
Objective: To determine maternal and perinatal outcome after Ramadan fasting during pregnancyMethods: This cross sectional study was conducted at The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nishtar Hospital, Multan from May to October 2019. A total of 2... see more
Chunyan Luan, Zhigang Liu, Yongzhu Li, Tao Dong
Objectives: To study the correlations among helicobacter pylori infection, gastrin and colorectal cancer in patients aged over 50 years old.Methods: In this study, the patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer treated in the department of digestion of our... see more
Sabeen Nasir, Sara Ziaullah, Sadaf Alam, Muhammad Mumtaz Khan
Objectives: To study the morphological spectrum of endometrial changes with the thyroid hormone levels in infertile women.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Pathology, Peshawar Medical College, Health Care Centre and Madina... see more
Nasir Ahmad, Dr, Nasir Shaheen, Dr, Sajjad Hussain, Dr
Background and Objectives: Internal displacement causes mental health problems and effect education of school going children. This study intended to find the relationship between mental health problems and education of children displaced during violence i... see more
Faryal Akbar Jalbani, Shiraz Shaikh, Subhani Fatima
Objective: To determine the time from onset of symptoms to start of fibrinolysis and treatment in acute ST elevated myocardial infarction patients and identify the factors which cause delay in treatment.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at Na... see more
Huma Mamun Mahmud, Hormatz Diar Dara Dastoor
Objectives: To analyse the frequency, co morbidities and outcome ofAcute Kidney Injury (AKI) in elderly patients.Methods: This is an observational retrospective study performed in a secondary care Hospital located in Abu Dhabi. Study include adult patient... see more
Saleha Aziz, Maaha Ayub, Laiba Masood, Muneer Amanullah, Rukhsana Hameed, Shiraz Hashmi, Waris Ahmad
Objective: To compare pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative parameters in Down syndrome (DS) and non-DS patients with atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD) and inlet ventricular septal defects (VSD) in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.Me... see more
Sana Kaleem, Rabia Ghafoor, Sidra Khan
Objectives: To compare the efficacy of tranexamic acid mesotherapy versus 0.9% normal saline for melasma by split-face study.Methods: It was a non-randomized clinical trial performed at the Dermatology ward of JPMC from September 2018 to June 2019 after g... see more
Ru-de Sui, Chun-guo Wang, Jin-cai Zhang, Hai-tao Wang
Objective: To explore the clinical effect of the application of CT navigation in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis with minimally invasive surgery - transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF).Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on ... see more
Madeeha Hassan, Fatima Shahzad, SH Waqar
Objective: To determine the motivational factors of medical students for selecting medical career as a profession.Methods: This was a survey based cross-sectional study. Medical students of first and second year from private and public medical colleges of... see more
Ayesha Kashmala Ghauri, Mohsin Wahid, Talat Mirza, Jahan Ara Ainuddin
Objectives: The purpose of our study was isolation of umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem (UCB-MSCs), their direct differentiation towards keratinocytes without using feeder layers, cAMP inducers and hormones known for morphological maintenance ... see more
Tayyiba Wasim, Natasha Bushra, Saher Riaz, Hafiza Iqra Iqbal
Objectives: To assess maternal and fetal morbidity associated with placenta previa and morbidly adherent placenta (MAP).Methods: All patients with placenta previa who delivered in services hospital from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019 were included. Mater... see more
Fadwa Taher, Bayan Hafiz, Taghreed Alnajjar, Bayan Almehmadi, Bayan Besharah, Abdulrahim Gari, Yasir Katib
Objectives: This study aims to compare the students’ performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology by using two teaching modalities, i.e., Flip the classroom (FTC) compared to Traditional lectures (TL) among final year medical students and assessment of the st... see more
Anam Aftab, Waqar Ahmed Awan, Shaista Habibullah, Jae Young Lim
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of Fragility Fracture Integrated Rehabilitation Management (FIRM) on mobility, activity of daily living and cognitive functioning in elderly with hip fracture.Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted at S... see more
Saba Asif, Azka Muddassar, Talala Zainab Shahzad, Mobeen Raouf, Tehmina Pervaiz
Objective: The main objective of the present study was to explore the frequency of Depression, anxiety and stress among university students in Sialkot, Pakistan.Method: Survey research method was used to collect data from three universities of Sialkot by ... see more
Shao-wei Xue, Yu-kun Luo, Yu-rong Zhao, Zi-yu Jiao
Objective: To explore the role of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in the differential diagnosis of gouty arthritis (GA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to analyze the ultrasound imaging features of the two diseases.Methods: A retrospective study was c... see more
Madiha Sajjad, Samina Iltaf, Rehan Ahmed Khan
Objectives: To analyze the low to medium distractor efficiency items in a multiple-choice question (MCQ) paper for item writing flaws.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted at Islamic International Medical College Rawalpindi, in October 2019. Archi... see more
Riaz Shahbaz Janjua, Jamilah Riaz, Wafa Omer
Objective: The students and teachers are major stakeholders whenever there is a change in the curriculum. Objective of the study was to assess the views of Third Year MBBS students and college teachers involved in teaching Third Year MBBS class regarding ... see more
Fahim Vohra, Abdulelah Andejani, Osamah Alamri, Abdulaziz Alshehri, Rana S Al-Hamdan, Thamer Almohareb, Tariq Abduljabbar
Objective: The use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) is increasing rapidly. However, its discoloring effect on dental restorations is not known. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of ENDS aerosol when compared to conventional cigarette s... see more
Malik Mahmood Ahmed, Sanniya Khan Ghauri, Arslaan Javaeed, Nazish Rafique, Wajid Hussain, Nasir Khan
Objective: To determine the trends of utilization of CBC parameters in patient management among doctors in different hospitals in Kashmir, Pakistan.Methods: A self-administered questionnaire-based survey was carried out amongst doctors working in four hos... see more
Asadullah Khan, Muhammad Haroon, Farhan Bashir, Zia ud Din
Objective: To analyze the clinical manifestation of patients with Behcet’s disease, and performance of different classification criteria of Behcet’s disease in our population.Methods: It was a retrospective analysis of all Behcet’s disease patients attend... see more
Na Cui, Zhanbiao Yu, Zhi Chen, Ning Chen
Objective: To explore the correlation of procalcitonin (PCT) and gelsolin (GSN) with the prognosis of urosepsis patients.Method: The data of 71 urosepsis patients from March 2015 to April 2019 who were admitted to and treated in Affiliated Hospital of Heb... see more
Ghulam Mustafa, Dr., Muhammad Khalid, Ijaz Ahmed, Dr., Muhammad Abu Talib, Dr.
Background and Objective: Parathormone (PTH) and serum Vitamin D3 (VD3) share a complex interplay where increased VD3 leads to a negative response on parathormone level. Our objective was to determine the correlation of parathormone (PTH) and Vitamin D3 (... see more
Anbreen Aziz, Usman Mahboob, Ahsan Sethi
Objective: To explore problems faced by struggling undergraduate medical students and their impact on student’s academics.Methods: A qualitative case study was carried out from March to August 2019. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposi... see more
Jian Liu, Liya Zhou, Sanren Lin, Bei Yao
Objective: To determine the clinical value of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) antibody array in diagnosing gastric cancer (GC).Methods: In this prospective study, serum samples of patients with GC (n=66) and non-neoplastic gastric disease (NGD; n=34) wer... see more
Samara Siddique, M. Yaser Imran, Muhammad Naeem Afzal, Uzma Malik
Background and objective: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a common inflammatory disorder affected by various factors, including fasting. The objective of the study was to establish the effect of Ramadan fasting on DAS 28 in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients... see more
Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain
Objectives: To investigate the Barriers and Priorities accorded by hospital and health administrators to neo-natal hearing screening.Methods: This qualitative exploratory descriptive study employing purposive sampling technique was conducted in Islamabad,... see more
Shahid Bashir, Ghulam Murtaza, Sultan Ayoub Meo, Abeer Al-Masri
Objectives: Cigarette and Shisha smoking is becoming a common practice in young generation worldwide. Since, this is a growing threat to public health, our study aims to investigate the cognitive function responses of cigarette and Shisha inhalation ... see more
Shaista Jabeen, Rukhsana Kausar
Objective: Frequency data on mental disorders is a crucial requirement for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. However, such local data is sparse. The study aimed to estimate frequency and gender differences of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ... see more
Lubna Feroz, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Saliha Naz, Tanweer Hassan Khan
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of macular hole index (MHI) as a predicting factor of visual outcome after full thickness macular hole surgery.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at LRBT Free Base Eye Hospital, Karachi from Janu... see more
Ngozi R. Njeze, Joseph O. Ogbochukwu, Josephat M. Chinawa
Background & Objectives: Estimation of fetal maturity is common in obstetric practice especially when the women do not keep accurate menstrual records. An accurate establishment of expected date of delivery is fundamental to the management of both high ri... see more
Melike Mercan Baspinar, Okcan Basat
Objectives: To assess inappropriate analgesic use (IAU) by comparison of STOPP/START Version-2 and Beers 2019 criteria.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 331 elderly patients admitted to family medicine clinics at a tertiary hospital between Febr... see more
Zhaohui Ning, Xiping Liu, Guang Qin, Lei Wei, Xia Li, Jingjing Shen
Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment methods of rhabdomyosarcoma in children and the efficacy of the methods.Methods: The clinical data of 30 children with rhabdomyosarcoma who were admitted to our hospital from August 2013... see more
Saher Akbar Amanat, Dr Asad Aslam Khan, Dr Haroon Tayyab, Dr Sohail Sarwar
Objective: To investigate the effect of pan retinal photocoagulation (PRP) on Optic nerve head blood flow with OCT angiography in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Methods: This prospective interventional study was conducted at Eye Unit III... see more
Muhammad Tahir, Nadeem Ahmed, Dr, Muhammad Qasim Ali Samejo, Dr, Allah Rakhio Jamali, Prof
Objective: To determine the association of body mass index (BMI) with 30 days and 1-year mortality outcomes of orthopedic elderly patients after hip fracture surgery.Methods: This is prospective study conducted at Department of Orthopaedics, at a tertiary... see more
Tangxia Liu, Jing Wang, Chunmei Li, Lingzhi Jia
Objective: To analyze the effect of decitabine combined with conventional chemotherapy on myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and its influencing factors.Methods: Eighty patients with MDS who were admitted to our hospital were selected by this study between Fe... see more
Rahma Mohammad Alyami, Abdulrahman Mohammed Alhwaikan, Abdullah Rashed Alharbi, Ghada AL-Nafisah
Objectives: To assess the impact of supervised exercise training (SET) on pulmonary function Parameters, exercise capacity and Irisin biomarker in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) patients.Methods: Ten (10) patients with ILD and 18 healthy controls of age ... see more
Naveed Ali Siddiqui, Saba Fatima, Fatima Bint Taj, Ayesha Shahid, Zulfiqar Ali Moosa
Objective: To study the depression among medical and engineering students of different medical and engineering colleges in Karachi, Pakistan.Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at different medical and engineering colleges of Karach... see more
Syed Fayaz Mujtaba, Jawaid Akbar Sial, Prof, Musa Karim
Background and Objective: Depression and anxiety are very common in patients with cardiac diseases. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not only decreased mortality but angina, heart failure and recurrent hospitalization all are improve... see more
Nazish Imran, Irum Aamer, Muhammad Imran Sharif, Zubair Hassan Bodla, Sadiq Naveed
As COVID-19 grips the world, many people are quarantined or isolated resulting in adverse consequences for the mental health of youth. This rapid review takes into account the impact of quarantine on mental health of children and adolescents, an... see more
Bushra Ali, Adnan Salim, Altaf Alam, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Zeeshan Ali Junejo, Zahid Azam, Lubna Kamani, Javed Iqbal Farooqi, Muhammed Salih, Arif Amir Nawaz, Asad Ali Choudhry, Zahid Yasin Hashmi, Masood Saddiq
Approximately one half of patients develop ascites within 10 years of diagnosis of compensated cirrhosis. It is a poor prognostic indicator, with only 50% surviving beyond two years. Mortality worsens significantly to 20% to 50% at one year if the ascites... see more
Afzal Javed, E. Mohandas, Avinash De Sousa
COVID-19 is a viral infection that has multisystemic physical and psychological complications. The following paper looks at the various challenges seen while treating psychiatric patients during the COVID pandemic. There is a need for physician to be awar... see more
Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp
Sigmoid volvulus (SV), the wrapping of the sigmoid colon around itself, is a rare colonic obstruction form. SV requires emergency endoscopic or surgical treatment following an urgent resuscitation and the prognosis is relatively poor. Although many differ... see more
Muhammad Athar Sadiq; Marwa Salim Al Habsi; Sunil Kumar Nadar, Muhammad Mujtaba Shaikh, Hafidh Aqeel BaOmar
Contrast induced neurotoxicity (CIN) is a rare complication of cardiac catheterization and re-exposure to contrast medium carries the risk of recurrent CIN. We report a case of successful contrast re-challenge in a 60-year-old female patient who developed... see more
Malik Muhammad Ali Awan, PT, DPT, Sidra Qureshi, PT, DPT, Kiran Khushnood, PT, DPT
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.2880How to cite this:Awan MMA, Qureshi S, Khushnood K. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapist; A rescuer for the patients suffering from COVID-19. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):1143-1144. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.... see more