Original Articles

279

Clinical Presentations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (I.B.D.) Among Children at King Hussein Medical Center (K.H.M.C.) in Amman/Jordan

Abdallah M. Ghanma, Rihab A. Ghanma, Ruwaida I. Hijazeen

283

Thrombocytopenia during Pregnancy at LUMHS, Hyderabad, Sind

Abdul Khalique Abro, Ikram Din Ujjan, Naseer Ahmed Sheikh, Naheed Parveen, Muhammad Farooq

286

Comparative Study of Graft Patency in Off-Pump Vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Junaid F Khan, Zafar Tufail, Sharjeel Abbas, Aamir Mansoor, Tipu Khan, Abdul Waheed, Jawad S.Khan

292

Autologous Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery Reduces Donor Blood Requirement

Aftab Yunus, Ambreen Khan, Ishtiaq Sarwar, Rashid Ali

295

Effect of Class Attendance of Medical Students Tests Performance

Seema Daud, Faiza Javaid

298

Effect of Streptozotocin on the Morphology of Proximal Convoluted Tubules in Albino Rats

Mariyah Hidayat, Muhammad Faseeh Nisar, Sheema Farhan Akram, Muhammad Akram Zahid

302

Frequency and Severity of Pharyngeal Manifestations in patients of Dengue Fever

Ayub Ahmad Khan, Imran Saeed, Shams Ul Jalil

307

Perception about Epilepsy among Epileptic Sufferers

Nazeefa Javed, Atiq Ur Rehman, Kashif Saleem, M. Arslan Siddiqui, Salamat Gill

311

Delay in Diagnosis of Head and Neck Tumors

Zubair Ahmed, Nadeem Sheikh, Shams-Ul-Jalil

317

Dilemma of Dengue Fever in Pregnancy a Clinical Management Experience at a tertiary care hospital

Mahliqa Maqsud.  Fareed Zafar. Uzma Naz, Shahida Sheikh

320

Incidence of Complications during Fluorescein Fundus Angiography (FFA) in Our Population

Muhammad Farooq Hyder, Tariq Pervaiz Khan, Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq Munawar

323

Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Syeda Birjees A Kazmi, S. A. Hassan Naqvi, Zamir Iqbal, Jawwad Ahmed^, Nadir Ali, Mubashra Samina

326

To Compare the Efficacy of Ketorolac and Pethidine for Postoperative Pain Relief in First 24 Hours after Tonsillectomy

Amir Hamza, Umer Hayat, Qaiser Khan, Muhammad Khan

329

Analysis and Efficacy of Dacryocystorhinostomy Performed with Nasal Endoscope and its Advantage over External Dacryocystorhinostomy

Rizwan Ullah Chattha, Sarfraz Latif, Hashim Imran, Naveed Aslam

332

Correlation between Apical Periodontitis and Endodontic Treatment in a Sialkot Population

Faisal, Abdul Razzaq Ahmed, Naresh Kumar, Syed Abrar Ali, Nadia Inayat, Muhammad Usman Muneer

337

Functional Aphonia: a New Approach to Treatment

Rizwan Ullah Chattha, Sarfraz Latif, Shabana Rizwan, Malik Ijaz Ahmed

340

Effect of Mefloquine on Eye

Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq Munawar, Tariq Pervaiz Khan, Muhammad Farooq Hyder

343

Relationship of Breakfast Taking Practices and Weight among Female Students of Medical Colleges

Romana Maqsood Sheikh, Hasan Masood Khan, Najma Shoaib, Asim Maqsood Sheikh, Farah Deeba, Salah-Ud-Din

348

Computer use in Medical Students

Noreen Rahat Hashmi, Iram Manzoor, Fahad Naser, Asma Riaz, Amna Butt, Anem Kohli

354

Variations of Blood Supply to Primary Motor Area of Human Brain

Muhammad Alamgir Rana, Muhammad Amjad Bhatti, Saeed Ahmad, Attiya M. Khalid, Saqib Sohail

358

Impact of Pregnancy on C-peptide Levels of Type-II Diabetic Women

Seemen Ghafoor, Azra Saleem, Shaheena, Abdul Wahab Shaikh

362

Comparative Study of Dactylography among the Students of Avicenna Medical College Lahore

Mudaser Hussain Abbasi, Muhammad Amin Mengal, Rana Muhammad Akhtar Khan. Muhammad Hammad, Haroon Habib, Yasir Ali Bhatti

366

Comparison of Progesterone Alone and Progesterone and Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin in Combination in the Management of Threatened Abortion

Musrat Akhtar, Salma Jabeen, Naheed Fatima

370

Assessment of Risk Factors in Patients Presenting With Gastritis at Services Hospital Lahore

Asma Kamal, Maliha Hameed, Asifa Kamal, Khadija Naseem

372

Frequency of Bactriurea in Pregnant Women Having Lower Urinary Track Symptoms

Iram Chaudhry, Syeda Qurrah-Tul-Ain Humaira Rizvi, Shahzadi Sultana

375

Frequency of Hypertension in patients Presenting with Epistaxis at Nishtar Hospital, Multan

Hassan Iqbal, Syed Tauseef Bukhari, Aamir Rizwan, Tehsin Ul Hassan

378

Perinatal Outcome in Patients Presenting With Placental Abruption at Term

Jamshid Feroze, Uzma Rashid, Maliha Hameed

381

Incidence of Complications in Emergency Tracheostomy in Adult Patients

Hassan Iqbal, Aamir Rizwan, Syed Tauseef Bukhari, Tehsin Ul Hassan

384

Severity of Protienuria and Level of Hypertension in Preeclampsia and its impact on perinatal outcome

Jamshid Feroze, Azra Karamat, Maliha Hameed

388

Comparison of Efficacy and Morbidity of Pipelle Vs Conventional Endometrial Sampling

Nadia Khurshid, Farhan Sadiq, Sameera Akhtar

392

Cyclosporin A Induced Tubulointerstitial Changes in Developing Kidney

Nahid Tawakal, Naila Tawakal , Mohammad Tahir

397

Clinical Spectrum of Disease in Patients of Parthenium Dermatitis

Saulat Zahra, Waheed Ahmad, Shazia Jamil

400

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy as Day Care Surgery

Khalid Mahmood, Rashid Siraj, Khumair Asif, Muhammad Babar, Imtiaz Rasool

403

Preventive Effect of Nigella Sativa Essesntial Oil on Signs of Ocular Allergy Induced by Compound 48/80 in Rabbits

Zujaja Zaheer, Samina Kausar, Nisar Ahmed, Nadeem Yaqoob, Sadia Chiragh,

406

Effect of Age and Obesity on Human Male Anterior Abdominal Wall Muscles: An Ultrasonographic Anthropometric Analysis

Mansoor Ali Khan, Khalid Qureshi, Zia Ur Rehman, Masood Ur Rauf Hiraj

413

Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Hospital Stay in Standard Cholecystectomy versus Mini-Cholecystectomy

Khalid Hussain Qureshi, Ghulam Muhammad Baluch, Masud U Rauf Hiraj

417

Frequency of Fetal Macrosomia in Obese Pregnant Women

Gul Fatima, Hafiza Saima Naseem, Saba Fayyaz Jeelani, Maria Khan

423

Frequency of Hyperlipidemia in Patients Presenting with Ischemic Stroke

Nargis Abid, Shehzad Alam Khan, Ijaz Ul Haque Taseer

428

Prevalence of Contraceptive Methods and Factors Influencing the Choice of Temporary Vs Permanent Methods of Contraception - A Multicentre Urban Study

Tayyaba Majeed, Usmaiza Qadir, Zahid Mahmood, Zahra Azeem, Yasmeen Azeem, Zohaib Aftab

433

To Identify the Role of C-Reactive Protein in Predicting the Response of Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Muzamil Shahzad, Amer Iqbal, Rizwan Zafar Ahmad

438

Firearm Injuries A Study of 150 Cases

Muhammad Amjad Bhatti, Muhammad Alamgir Rana, Arif Rasheed Malik, Attiya Mubarak Khalid

441

Hoarseness of Voice: Clinicopathological Profile of 100 Cases

Rizwan Akbar Bajwa, Shamsul Jalil

444

Learning and Recall of Metered Dose Inhaler Technique amongst Junior Medical Residents in a Teaching Hospital

Muhammad Abbas Raza, Muhammad Imran Hasan Khan

450

Frequency of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumours at Children Hospital, Lahore

Mahvish Hussain, Ghazala Hanif, Adeel Hamid, Anum Shahid, Samina Zaman, Zunaira Basit, Sajida Parveen, Zonaira Rathore, Saadia Khan, Ayesha Haider

454

Frequency of fungal involvement in nasal polyposis

Raziuddin Ahmed, Muhammad Asif Durrani, Zahid Sohail, Abid Hussain Chang, Fakharuddin, Muslahuddin Kalar, Sheikh Sajjad Ahmed

459

Study of Etiology and Prevalence of Esophageal Varices in Patients of Liver Cirrhosis

Syeda Zainab, Hamid Javaid Qureshi, Syed Muhammad Rizwan Bukhari

463

Frequency of Illegal Abortion among Patients Opting for Induced Abortion

Saema Tehseen, Afifa Waheed, Nabeela Shami

466

Effect of Shilajit on Lipid Profile of Hyperlipidemic Albino Rats and Comparison with Simvastatin

Mudassara Saqib, Samina Kausar, Shahnaz Akhtar

470

Extra Abdominal versus Intra Abdominal Uterine Repair: a Randomized Control Trial

Uzma Yaqub, Saima Noreen

472

A Clinical Study to See the Correlation between the Degree of impaired Liver Function Tests (LFT’s) and the Complications in Dengue Fever

Waheed Ahmad, Shazia Jamil, Riaz Hussain, Nazneen Umar, Fahdel Sheikh

476

Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy: The Mayo Hospital Experience

Muhammad Rafaih Iqbal, Yaseen Rafi, Saad Javed,  Khalid Javed Abid

480

Primary Repair in Enteric Perforation: Our Two Years Experience at Mayo Hospital

Imran Ashraf, Rafaeh Iqbal, Riaz Ahmad, Saad Javed, Khalid Javed Abid

483

Correlation between the Number of Outdoor Visits and Climate Variables for Asthmatics in a Developing Country: A Retrospective Study

Syed Haider Hasan Alam, Zohaib Yousaf, Zeeshan Butt, Saira Afzal,

488

Urinary Complaints and Causative Organisms of Urinary Tract Infection among Pregnant Women

Rubina Iqbal, Ayesha Intsar, Shahida Yaqoob, Samina Khurshid, Sara Gulbaz

492

Frequency of Intrapartum Complications in Macrosomic Fetuses

Rubina Iqbal, Ayesha Intsar, Samina Khurshid, Shahida Yaqoob, Sheeba Rehman

495

Should the duration of Antibiotics Prophylaxis be Prolonged in Diabetes patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Lok M Sinha, Ammar H Khan, Ambreen Khan, Aftab Yunus

499

Frequency and Etiology of Nosocomial Infections in Medical Unit-I, Nawaz Sharif Social Security Teaching Hospital Lahore

Tahir Siddique, Sadaf Farzand, Syeda Shaista Waheed, Faiza Khan

502

Frequency of Hepatitis E (HEV) Patients in Medical Unit-I of A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Lahore

Tahir Siddique, Sadaf Farzand, Syeda Shaista Waheed, Faiza Khan

Case Reports

504

Obturator Hernia: Diagnosis by CT Scan

Humaira Saleem, Rahat Shahid, Misbah Rashid

507

Primary Malignant Melanoma of Rectum

Tasleem Akhtar, Muhammad Akram Dogar, Abishek Chaudhary