Editorial

82

Multi Drug Resistance Tuberculosis

Rizwan Iqbal. Saulat Ullah Khan

Literature Review & Clinical Audit

83

Cervical Epidural Injection for Chronic Pain Relief

Khadija E Qureshi, Paul Hart

Original Articles

87

A survey of Fungal Infection and Measuring Aflatoxine (B, G) by B.F Method in the Fish Meal Produced in Gilan Province, Iran

Rahim Mosahab, Abolfath Shojaie Arani

91

Recurrence Rates In Pilonidal Sinus Surgery: Comparison of two Techniques (Karydakis Versus Conventional Open Excision) 

Akbar Shah, Abdul Waheed, Asadullah Malik

96

Early Warning Scoring System and in-hospital Mortality

Asad Ullah Ijaz,  Naheed Hashmat, Fuad Shafiq, Mahmood Nasir Malik, Azmat Khadija

99

Frequency of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis in Patients with Nasal Polyps and Associated Risk Factors

Anees Ur Rehman, Irshad Ul Haq,  Shahzad Hussain Qadree, Shakil Aqil

103

Magnitude of Retinopathy in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics and its’ Correlation with Neuropathy and Glyceamic Control

Saboohi Saeed, Muhammad Akram, Farida Munawar, Akthar Khatoon, Quratul Ain  Mahmood

106

The Trends and Outcome of Stoma Procedures in Abdominal Surgery

Muhammad Ahmad Ghazi, Amir Riaz Bhutta, Hafiz Muhammad Asif Maqbool, Nauman Dawood, Nasir Mahmood, Azhar Bashir, Farrukh Bashir, M Azeem Mian,  M. Arshad Cheema

110

Aminoglycosides Induced Nephrotoxicity and its Protection by Nigella Sativa.

Shahnaz Akhtar, Mudassara Saqib, Muniza Qayyum, Rukhshan Khurshid

113

Frequency and Obstetric Outcome of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Nuzhat Parveen Khawaja, Asia Parveen, Uzma Hussain, Bushra Zahid, Rakhshanda Rehman

117

Psychosocial Determinants of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Muznay Naveed Khawaja, Muhammad Ali Khan, Zoya Naveed Khawaja

121

Assessment of Awareness about Diabetes Mellitus among Adult Populace of Lahore: A Preventive Approach Required to Combat the Disease in Pakistan

Rana Muhammad Akhtar Khan, Tariq Saeed Ch, Maaz Ahmad, Muhammad Mahmood Alam Pasha

125

Diurnal Variation in Peak Expiratory Flow Rates of Healthy Young Adults

Shahbaz Ashfaq, Muniza Saeed

128

Parnasal Sinuses Mucosal Thickening: Comparison between Conventional Radiography and Computed Tomography

Aamer Nadeem Chaudhry, Mian Waheed Ahmad

131

Immediate Haemodynamic Complications of Spinal Anaesthesia in patients with cardiovascular disease

Iram Alia, Muhammad Aslam, Mahmood Ul Haq Farooqi

137

Uterine Rupture a Preventable Catastrophe

Iram Mobusher

140

Quality of Dentures and Patient Satisfaction

Asif Ali Shah

143

Can we Prevent Cerebrovascular Accidents by early Doppler Studies of Carotid Arteries in High Risk Patients?

Talat Naheed, Rehmat Zaman, Naueen Akbar, Nabeel Akbar

147

The Frequency of Pathology in Women Presenting with Postcoital Bleeding

Samina Asghar, Hurriat Afzal, Ayesha Shaukat, Rehana Ayub

150

Socioeconomic Aspect of Middle Ear Cholesteatoma

Salman Aftab Ahmed, Azhar Hameed, Muhammad Eyyaz Khaleel, Maroof Aziz Khan, Muhammad Munir, Javed Iqbal

153

Glycacemic Control  as a Predictor of Diabetic Neuropathy

Saboohi Saeed, Muhammad Akram, Qurat-Ul-Ain  Mahmood

157

Laparoscopic Findings of Abdominal Tuberculosis

Zahira Sattar, Maria Mahmood

161

Knowledge and Attitude towards Psoriasis among non-medical students at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Abdul Lateef A. Alzolibani

165

Postoperative Fever in General Surgical Procedures

Qura-Tul-Ain, Barira Tahir, Mhammad Waheed, Rukhsana Perveen, Amir Zaman Khan

168

Needle Stick Injury in High Risk Groups

Ahmad Uzair Qureshi^, Syed Asghar Naqi,^, Alaa Issa Tayeh Mustafa, Khalid Masud Gondal

171

A Practical Experience with the Stoppa Repair in our Set Up

Mohammad Nadeem Aslam, Sidra Shoaib

174

Tracheostomy: Surgical Audit of 250 Patients at Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Salman Aftab Ahmed, Maroof Aziz Khan, Khalid Munir Cheema, Azhar Hameed

177

Frequency of Peritonitis in children with Nephrotic Syndrome

Junaid Rashid, Rashid Mehmood, Jamil Ahmad, Sumair Anwar, M. Tariq Bhatti

181

Oligohydramnios is Associated with Poor Pregnancy Outcome

Nighat Sultana, Mahliqa Maqsud, Fuad Hameed Rai

184

Identification of Helilcobacter Pylori in Denture Plaque and its Correlation with Peptic Ulcer

Asif Ali Shah

186

Dental maturation in Peshawar: Applicability of Demirjian’s standards

Tallat Firdos, M Zahid Bashir, Khalid Aziz

190

Early Open Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis

Habib Qadir, Tariq Nazir, Aftab Ahmed, Imtiaz Rasool

Case Report

192

A Rare Case of Primary B Cell Lymphoma of Jejunum

Muhammad Akram Dogar, Ayesha, Wasif Majeed Chaudhry