Vision screening in children: Is 7-9 years of age a threshold for visual impairment?

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：:Sigmoid volvulus (SV) is a rare colonic obstruction in which the sigmoid colonwraps around itself. The principal strategy for the treatment of uncomplicated SV is emergency endoscopic detorsion, while emergency surgery is needed in complicated SV with bowel gangrene, bowel perforation, peritonitis, or unsuccessful end...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Atamanalp SS,Atamanalp RS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To find out the clinical characteristics and risk factors for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after gynecological surgery. METHODS:Four hundred and ninety-eight patients treated surgically in the department of gynecology of our hospital from July 2012 to May 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. The data includi...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Zhang L,Liu X,Xue Y

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Ralstonia mannitolilytica is a gram negative soil bacterium. Ralstonia infection though rare, has become the emerging nosocomial pathogens in hospital settings. Various clinical manifestations had been described as well as the mode of transmission. Despite its low virulence factor, it is able to survive under harsh co...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Lim CTS,Lee SE

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the current frequency and pattern of distribution of congenital heart defects (CHD) at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), with the age at which initial diagnosis of CHD was made and the age at which the participant first visited the study center. METHODS:This is a descriptive...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Pate N,Jawed S,Nigar N,Junaid F,Wadood AA,Abdullah F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To compare the prevalence of preclinical atherosclerosis in diabetic vs. non-diabetic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients; (2) to determine the influence of classical and RA-related factors on atherosclerosis; (3) to assess the usefulness of combined carotid and femoral ultrasonography in detecting athero...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Kisiel B,Kruszewski R,Juszkiewicz A,Kłos K,Tłustochowicz M,Tłustochowicz W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the prevalence of obesity and hypertension among University students' and their knowledge and attitude towards risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Jeddah,: Saudi Arabia. METHODS:A total of 610 male students were selected for present cross sectional study and their blood pressure (...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Baig M,Gazzaz ZJ,Gari MA,Al-Attallah HG,Al-Jedaani KS,Mesawa AT,Al-Hazmi AA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia are very common conditions among patients with Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated with increased risk of coronary heart diseases. Physical activity and exercises along with medical management and dietary plan are common strategies to use for the manag...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Shakil-Ur-Rehman S,Karimi H,Gillani SA

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine faculty perception on journal club (JC) presentation at Bahria University Medical and Dental College (BUMDC), Karachi. Pakistan. METHODS:It was a cross sectional study conducted from January 2009 to December 2012 to acquire faculty member's feedback on JC presentations in structured meeting at B...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Rehman R,Rehan R,Usmani A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore the role of treatment for complex Atlas-Axis fractures, and compare the JOA score of surgical and conservation methods. METHODOLOGY:From June 2008 to May 2012, 33 patients suffering from Atlas-Axis fracture were included in our study. Fifteen patients received posterior c...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Fu Y,Hu ZM,Huo HJ,Yang X,Hao T,Liu WL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To establish a possible relation of dependency between pulmonary hypertension (PHT) and several factors, with the evaluation of their predictive potential, in Graves' disease. Methods:For identifying the factors implied in producing PHT and for evaluating its reversibility, we made echocardiography exams, s...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Scarneciu CC,Sangeorzan L,Popescu M,Scarneciu VD,Scarneciu I

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRs) are non-coding ribonucleic acids consisting of about 18-22 nucleotide bases. Expression of several miRs can be altered in breast carcinomas in comparison to healthy breast tissue, or between various subtypes of breast cancer. These are regulated as either oncogene or tumor suppressors, this shows that...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Usmani A,Shoro AA,Shirazi B,Memon Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency of fetomaternal outcome of pregnancy with Mitral stenosis admitted in Civil Hospital Karachi. METHODS:It was a two years descriptive study done in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Civil Hospital Karachi. All pregnant women with a known or newly diagnosed Mitral stenosis ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ahmed N,Kausar H,Ali L,Rakhshinda

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The retrosternal goiter (RSG), which can be defined by different classification and its incidence between 2% and 26% of all thyroidectomized patients, is a thyroid gland disease. Our aim was to classify RSG cases with a couple of different ways, which we have detected in computed tomography (CT) imaging of t...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Perincek G,Avci S,Celtikci P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and diet of teachers of a Govt. College of Home Economics in Lahore. METHODS:It was survey research. Purposive sampling technique was adopted for the selection of 50 teachers from Govt. College of Home Economics of age group 30 - 60 years. RESULTS:About 46% of the ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Javed Z,Imam SF,Imam N,Saba K,Bukhari MH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To identify the perceptions of the faculty about their current level of pedagogical skills and their desire to improve these skills in future. Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted at two medical colleges of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi from March 1, 2015 to April 30, 2015. A re-vali...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Shah N,Tabassum A,Shah N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Objective:The corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating impacts on not only the health and socio-economic conditions but also on the education sector in various countries. Consequently, the world of education entered a new era of E-learning. This descriptive study, thus, aims to evaluate the s...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Anwar A,Mansoor H,Faisal D,Khan HS

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Structured trauma care has proven to improve patient outcomes, and this is more relevant in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The objective of this study was to determine the distribution, etiology, severity and outcomes of trauma patients at the Indus Hospital. Methods:All adult poly-trauma pati...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Salman S,Saleem SG,Shaikh Q,Yaffee AQ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in the general population of Bin Qasim Town (BQ), Karachi. METHODS:An observational, cross-sectional study was approved by Research Ethical Committee of Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital. It included every third household b...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Memon MS,Shaikh SA,Shaikh AR,Fahim MF,N Mumtaz S,Ahmed N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Purpose of this study was to validate that Subtenon (SB) Triamcinolone (TA) injection is an alternative to Intravitreal (IV) Triamcinolone (TA) injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). METHODS:Forty eyes were selected having DME due to type 1 or type 2 diabetes. All the patients were trea...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Luo D,Zhu B,Zheng Z,Zhou H,Sun X,Xu X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is rare and characterized by histiocytic proliferation and massive cervical lymphadenopathy. About 40% of patients have extra-nodal involvement. Opthalmic involvement is seen in 10% of cases. A case of orbital Rosai Dorfman disease in a 58 years old woman is presented here, who was misdiagn...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Li HY,Cui HG,Zheng XY,Ren GP,Gu YS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to determine expression of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and of Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin (α-SMA) in hepatic stellate cells of CHC cases and their association with stage of fibrosis. METHODS:The study was conducted at Ziauddin University, Clifton Campus during the year 2010-2012. Sixty Chro...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Hassan S,Syed S,Kehar SI

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Medical Education Journal Club is an evidence-based approach to teach and learn critical appraisal techniques on available literature. This study evaluates the implementation and experience of two academic years of Journal club at Medical Education Department, King Saud University. Methods:We started JC in 2...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Khan SA,Soliman MM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Serum Vitamin-D plays pivotal role in inflammatory and infectious diseases; among them liver infections are more distinct. This study was aimed to determine Vitamin-D status in HCV-infected patients and healthy controls in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Methods:We performed randomized cross-sectional study of 74 indi...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Falak S,Aftab L,Saeed M,Islam A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The study was performed to investigate the association of hypertension in pregnancy with prostasin gene polymorphism in Pakistani females. Methods:This case-control study was performed at University of Karachi, Pakistan from April 2018 to May 2019. A total of 160 females, including 90 hypertensives and 70 he...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ejaz S,Ali A,Riffat S,Mahmood A,Azim K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of 20 Years old girl who presented with catatonia resulting from cerebral lupus. There are few cases of catatonia being described in Systemic Lupus Erythmatoses (SLE). The patient presented to us with fever and altered sensorium. She was initially treated on lines of Acute Bacterial Meningitis/encepha...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ali A,Taj A,-Uz-Zehra M

更新日期：2014-03-01 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