Bisphosphonates can prevent recurrent hip fracture and reduce the mortality in osteoporotic patient with hip fracture: A meta-analysis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the disease severity in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), at baseline and the impact of treatment on disease activity (DA) after six months of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) therapy. METHODS:This prospective study was conducted at the 'Rheumatology Clinic' of Jinnah Postg...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ahsan T,Erum U,Khowaja D,Dahani A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To explore the value of gastrointestinal endoscopy in the early diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors and lay a foundation for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors. Methods:One hundred and eight patients with gastrointestinal tumors who were admitted to our hospital from August...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Li C,Li L,Shi J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background & Objective:Routine physiotherapy has been advocated was an effective treatment for internal shoulder impingement syndrome. However, there is lack of best exercise treatment and lots of studies are under consideration. The objective of the study was to compare the effects of Neuromobilization and routine phy...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Akhtar M,Karimi H,Gilani SA,Ahmad A

更新日期：2020-05-01 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 determine the quality of life of students of a private medical college in Karachi in Pakistan. Methods:This cross sectional study was conducted among 217 medical students of Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi from June 2017 to March 2018. Students were selected by a stratified sampling met...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Aziz Y,Khan AY,Shahid I,Khan MA,Aisha

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To determine the cases of Noninvasive Follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary like nuclear features (NIFTP) in Pakistani population retrospectively. Another objective was to determine their clinical and radiological outcomes with respect to local and systemic disease recurrence, reconfirming the benign cou...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Jabeen S,Fatima S,Sheikh A,Islam N

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To find out the frequency of vitamin D deficiency and its relation with glucose parameters and the incidence of gestational diabetes (GDM). METHODOLOGY:Gestational diabetes was diagnosed with 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test. Forty-four pregnant women diagnosed with GDM and 78 non-GDM pregnant women were ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Parildar H,Dogruk Unal A,Aksan Desteli G,Cigerli O,Guvener Demirag N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Although Spinal anesthesia is the most common and safe anesthetic method for patients undergoing cesarean section, difficult access to it is a frequent problem in operating theaters. The predictive factors for the difficulty of spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean section were investigated. Met...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Atashkhoei S,Samudi S,Abedini N,Khoshmaram N,Minayi M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Breakpoint cluster region-Abelson (BCR-ABL) rearrangement or Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is derived from a reciprocal chromosomal translocation between ABL gene on chromosome 9 and BCR gene on chromosome 22. This chimeric protein has various sizes and therefor...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Tabassum N,Saboor M,Ghani R,Moinuddin M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fentanyl is frequently used during anesthesia induction. The use of fentanyl can cause cough through different mechanisms. Here, we aimed to investigate effects of pheniramine maleate (PM), an antihistaminic agent, and compare it with lidocaine on fentanyl induced cough. METHODS:This is a randomized double-b...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ozmen O,Kara D,Karaman EU,Karakoc F,Karakaya MA,Arslan Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of graded models on the biomechanical behavior of a bone-implant system under osteoporotic conditions. Methodology : A finite element model (FEM) of the jawbone segments with a titanium implant is used. Two types of models (a graded model and a non-graded model) are established. The...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Li Y,Shuang Liu Z,Ming Bai X,Zhang B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background & Objective:The "silent thief" of bone osteoporosis is associated with various modifiable factors, identifying these factors is important in decreasing the prevalence of this highly prevalent disease. Therefore, this study was planned to identify these risk factors for osteoporosis in premenopausal and postm...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Tariq S,Baig M,Tariq S,Shahzad M

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:A number of studies conducted to assess the association between Clara cell 10-kDa protein (CC10) +38A/G polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma have yielded inconsistent and inconclusive results. In the present study, the possible association was assessed by a meta-analysis. METHODS:Relevant articles were...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Zhao G,Lin X,Zhou M,Zhao J

更新日期：2013-11-01 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:To determine the risk factors, management modalities, fetomaternal outcome of uterine rupture cases at University teaching hospital in Pakistan. METHODS:This retrospective descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS)...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Aziz N,Yousfani S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Empathy is a key element of patient- physician communication; it is relevant to and positively influences patients' health. In this study we aimed to present the Turkey example for the empathy change during the medical faculty training. Methods:This cross-sectional study was carried out at Ondokuz Mayis Univ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Igde FA,Sahin MK

更新日期：2017-09-01 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 compare the short-term outcomes of three dimensional (3D) versus two dimensional (2D) laparoscopic procedures used for cholecystectomy. Methods:This study was conducted at minimally invasive surgery center of Liaquat University of Medical Health and Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro Pakistan, between 15th May 201...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Shaikh AR,Shaikh AA,Abbasi M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To evaluate the feasibility and safety of marking targeting biopsy (MTB) in the intraoperative localization value of colon polypectomy. Methods:The clinical data from patients with polyp of colon discovered under colonoscopy from January 2014 to January 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 87 patie...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Song LY,Lin Q,Li LB,Cheng X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To compare the effectiveness of learning procedural skills on patients versus mannequins and models. Methods:Seventy four interns from two consecutive batches at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy Unit-I at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi participated in the study between April and Septem...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Bhutta SZ,Yasmin H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the efficacies of tumor curettage and resection for treatment of giant cell tumor of the bone (GCTB) around the knee joint (KJ). METHODS:A total of 126 KJ-GCTB cases were treated at our department from August 2011 to February 2015. These cases were divided into two groups (A and B) according to tr...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Zhang S,Zhang J,Wang X

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:A 33-year-old woman with very poor health status was admitted to our hospital because she had experienced increasing abdominal distention for three months, CT examination showed a right ovarian tumor together with massive abdominal and pelvic fluid. The patient was first treated by continuous circulatory hypothermic i...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Ba MC,Long H,Wu YB

更新日期：2013-04-01 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 : To evaluate the characterization of normal prevertebral soft tissue width of cervicothoracic region using magnetic resonance images. Methods : Prevertebral soft tissue width in the cervicothoracic region of 165 patients was measured using magnetic resonance images (MRI). The mean and standard deviation of ...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Wang L

更新日期：2014-01-01 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 compare the effects of simple saline dressings versus topical vancomycin dressings on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus positive chronic diabetic foot ulcers. Methods:It was quasi experimental study conducted in Combined Military Hospital Kohat and PNS-Shifa Hospital Karachi from 01 January 2017...

journal_title：Pakistan journal of medical sciences

authors： Saif AB,Jabbar S,Akhtar MS,Mushtaq A,Tariq M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00