Effects of letrozole in combination with low-dose intramuscular injection of human menopausal gonadotropin on ovulation and pregnancy of 156 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

abstract：Objectives:Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurologic disorders in childhood and it affects 0.5-1% of children. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence and types of structural abnormalities in the epileptic children. Methods:The study was performed in Near East University and Dr. Suat Gunse...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Dirik MA,Sanlidag B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D levels and percent breast density among asymptomatic premenopausal women. METHODS:Hundred asymptomatic, pre-menopausal women who visited the General Surgery Breast Clinic, Patel Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan between 3rd March and 10th November, 201...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Wasim B,Khan K,Samad MA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trans fatty acids (TFA) are produced either by hydrogenation of unsaturated oils or by biohydrogenation in the stomach of ruminant animals. Vanaspati ghee and margarine have high contents of TFA. A number of studies have shown an association of TFA consumption and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This i...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Iqbal MP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is aimed at investigating some coagulation and haematologic profile of HIV positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in patients attending clinic at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. METHODS:This is a correlation study comprising fifty (50) HIV positive patients on HAART between...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Osime EO,Oresanja OO,Okwara BU

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To determine the risk with gynecological problems on the health of female university students. Methods:The study was conducted as a descriptive in university in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The research population was composed of 1305 female university students studying at a university in Central Anatolia. The ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Akarsu RH,Alsac SY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To correlate between hydronephrosis grades and detection of urinary stones by B-mode ultrasound imaging. Methods:This study included 210 ultrasound reports of patients who underwent abdominal ultrasound imaging in the period from 1st January 2016 to 31st October 2017, and diagnosed as hydronephrosis. Data co...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Alshoabi SA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To determine diagnostic accuracy of NMP 22 and urine cytology in the detection of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) urinary bladder taking cystoscopy as a gold standard in patients having provisional diagnosis of bladder cancer (BC). Methods:This cross sectional validational study enrolled 380 patients fulfi...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Sajid MT,Zafar MR,Ahmad H,Ullah S,Mirza ZI,Shahzad K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency and characteristics of dengue fever (DF) in patients of acute febrile illness presenting at a secondary care hospital. METHODOLOGY:The observational cross sectional study was carried out from May to October 2010 in Remedial Centre Karachi and included patients above the age of 12 y...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Hasan SR,Riaz M,Jafri FA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Genetic studies on gestational diabetes (GDM) are relatively scarce; moreover, limited data is available for KCNQ1 polymorphism in Pakistani pregnant women. We aimed to determine the frequency of KCNQ1 rs2237895 in GDM and normal pregnant controls and its association with GDM-related phenotypes...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Fatima SS,Chaudhry B,Khan TA,Farooq S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Urinary tract infections are the second most common bacterial infections occurring at all ages and both sexes. The increasing rate of antibiotic resistance is a global concern. The use of routinely used antibiotics is resulting in treatment failure. The objective of this study was to diagnose the urinary tra...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Pirkani GS,Awan MA,Abbas F,Din M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical education is in state of flux in Iraq. What used to be the best physicians and surgeons in the Arab world have fallen down to much lower status due to deliberate neglect and punishment of the intellectuals and professionals by the previous authorities. Once again medical educators and health professional are g...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Zaidi SH,Abutiheen A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To share our findings that the new treatment modality Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment (VAAFT) is a better alternate to the conventional treatments of Fistula in Ano in our setup with minor changes in the initial method described by Meinero. METHODS:Karl Storz Video equipment including Meinero Fistulosc...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Zarin M,Khan MI,Ahmad M,Ibrahim M,Khan MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Back ground and Objective: Mechanical Ventilation (MV) is frequently used as one of the most frequent life-supportive technology in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Very little data is available from Asian countries like Pakistan regarding use of MV in PICUs. Our objective was to assess the frequency,...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Mukhtar B,Siddiqui NR,Haque A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To review the current status of departments of medical education in all public and private medical colleges located in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. Methods:This was a quantitative, cross sectional descriptive study; conducted from March to October 2015 in Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) recognized...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Latif MZ,Wajid G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Objective:Dengue infection has evolved into an epidemic during last few years in Pakistan and has been associated with poor outcomes. Literature with respect to mortality risk factors in Dengue infection is not sufficient. This compelled us to conduct this study to find out major contributory factors to ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Iqtadar S,Akbar N,Mehmood M,Abaidullah S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate Multiple Choice and Short Essay Question items in Basic Medical Sciences by determining item writing flaws (IWFs) of MCQs along with cognitive level of each item in both methods. METHODS:This analytical study evaluated the quality of the assessment tools used for the first batch in a newly estab...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Baig M,Ali SK,Ali S,Huda N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the knowledge, misconceptions and motivations towards blood donation among university students in KSA. METHODS:This cross sectional study was carried out at the King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh campus, Jeddah, KSA. A total of 326 adult males were interviewed and each individual completed a ques...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Baig M,Habib H,H Haji A,T Alsharief F,M Noor A,G Makki R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pakistan is experiencing a "double burden'' of disease. Under-development is associated with illnesses like infections and nutritional deficiency, and is accompanied with diseases linked with development, such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer and chronic kidney disease. In Pakistan, renal and genitourinary diseases a...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Imtiaz S,Alam A,Salman B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Colon cancer patients presented with obstruction were known to have worse postoperative morbidity and mortality rates, but conflicting data has been reported in recent years. We aimed to investigate postoperative complication rates, and short and long-term oncological outcomes in patients with colon cancer tr...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Sucullu I,Ozdemir Y,Cuhadar M,Balta AZ,Yucel E,Filiz AI,Gulec B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Objective:This study was designed to identify the changing trends in Anti-psychotic prescription pattern in Pakistan. It was part of the research project Research on East Asian Psychotropic Prescription Pattern (REAP) carried out to identify the prescription patterns of schizophrenic patients in differen...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Malik M,Ghani MU,Mazhar W,Munir N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：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. Maternal and fetal outcomes were compared amongst patients with placen...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Wasim T,Bushra N,Riaz S,Iqbal HI

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective : Esophageal stethoscope has the advantage of being non-invasive, easily placed and capability to monitor the heart sound. This study was designed to determine whether the ratio of S1 to S2 analyzed by esophageal stethoscope and wireless bluetooth transmission can be accurate indicator that express...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Hoon Lim K,Duck Shin Y,Hi Park S,Ho Bae J,Jae Lee H,Jung Kim S,Yun Shin J,Jin Choi Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the fetomaternal morbidity and mortality with induction of labour in pregnant women with gestational hypertension. METHODS:The subjected study population included was 138 pregnant women with gestational hypertension. These pregnant women were between 34-40 weeks of gestational period in whom labou...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Khaskheli MN,Baloch S,Sheeba A,Baloch S,Khan F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To investigate the effect of vitamin D deficiency on the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in pregnant women with early pregnancy complicated by subclinical hypothyroidism. Methods:A total o...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Zhou X,Li B,Wang C,Li Z

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doing a PhD (doctor of philosophy) for the sake of contribution to knowledge should give the student an immense enthusiasm through the PhD period. It is the time in one's life that one spends to "hit the nail on the head" in a specific area and topic of interest. A PhD consists mostly of hard work and tenacity; howeve...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Skaik Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between tea drinking habits and osteoporotic hip/femur fractures. METHODS:Paired case-control method was used for face-to-face interviews from January 2010 to June 2014. Patients (n=435) with newly osteoporotic hip/femur fracture and 435 controls with the same gender and age (±3) ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Huang C,Tang R

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Each year millions of Muslims perform pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is particularly stressful during the peak five days, when all rituals have to be performed at specific periods of time at different sites. Poor diabetes control in people with diabetes predisposes to morbidity and incr...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Hasan G,Moabber H,Alyamani A,Sayeed A,Altatar F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association between Protein energy malnutrition and polio-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies production among children in Gadap Town Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS:Comparative cross sectional survey conducted at fixed EPI center and Pediatric OPD of a tertiary care hospital Karachi. Children were ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Yousuf A,Syed Shah SA,Syed Jaffery IA,Ahmed SA,Khan MA,Aslam M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective : In this study, we aimed to investigate changes of peripheral Th17 and Treg cells frequencies in the newly-diagnosed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) patients for 12 months. Methods : In this research, 50 CLL patients were enrolled. Circulating Th1, Th17 cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Treg cells were ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Tang D,Niu Q,Jiang N,Li J,Zheng Q,Jia Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare syndrome characterized by multiple vascular malformations of varying size and appearance that present predominantly on the skin and within the gastrointestinal tract and, less often, in other internal organs. Gastrointestinal lesions of BRBNS can cause acute or chronic...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ning S,Zhang Y,Zu Z,Mao X,Mao G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00