Original Articles

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Etiological Profile and Sensitivity Spectrum of Isolates from Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media studied at a tertiary care hospital

Fazal I Wahid, Amir Hamza, Qaisar Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad

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Comparison of Oxytocin and Prostaglandin E2 for Induction of Labour in Patients with Pre Labour Rupture of Membrane

Shamim Akhter, Afifa Waheed, Nabeela Shami

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Correlation of Fasting Blood Sugar and Glycated Hemoglobin Levels With Fructose 2,6 Bisphosphate Levels in Immune Cells of Diabetic Patients

Shaheena, Abdul Wahab Shaikh, Seemen Ghafoor, Azra Saleem

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Frequency of Causes and Location of Open Fractures

Abdur Rahman Qureshi, Jugdesh Kumar, Aftab Alam Khanzada, S M Awais

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A Morphometric Study of Vascular Patterns in Primary Auditory Area of Human Brain

Muhammad Alamgir Rana, Saqib.Sohail, Muhammad Amin, Fasih Nisar, Atiya Mubarik Khalid

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Automated Measurement of Red Blood Cell Microcytosis and Hypochromia in Iron Deficiency and Beta Thalassemia Trait

Rabia Nadeem, Nisar Ahmed, Ghulam Rasool Qureshi

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Comparison of Surgical and Chemical Sphincterotomy in the Management of Acute Anal Fissures

Umer Farooq, Sumaiya Farooq, Sana Zahir, Abdul Majeed Chaudhry

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Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Pus Samples of Paediatric Patients

Aizza Zafar, Hasan Ejaz, Jawwad Masood Ahmed, Ayisha Javed

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Management of Primigravida with Unengaged Head at Term

Nadia Khurshid, Farhan Sadiq

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Lamivudine as an Initial Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B

Sherbat Khan, Shahid Raza Khalid, Khalid Shah

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Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma - Evaluation and Management

Qaisar Khan, Amir Hamza, Fazal-I-Wahid, Mohammad Javaid, Naseer Ahmad, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan

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Patterns of Gynaecological Malignancies at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Sobia Mohyuddin, Nighat Sultana, Khawar Awais Butt, Adeela Mohyuddin

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Cholesteatoma and the Destruction of Middle Ear and Mastoid Cavities in Ottorhoea

Khurshid Anwar, Mohammad Said, Bakht Zada, Gulab Din, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan

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Prevalence of Violence against Women of Child Bearing age and its Reporting Status

Mushtaq Ahmed Ch., Muhammad Yar Malik

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Clinical Presentation of 56 Patients of Carcinoma Larynx Admitted at Services Hospital Lahore

Asghar Ullah Khan, Amir Hamza, Muhammad Frooq Khan, Inayat Ullah Khan

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Surgical Experience of Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis at Quetta, Pakistan

Behram Khan Kakar, Shereen Khan, Habibullah Babar

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Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage Prevention by Misoprostol & Oxytocin

Zohra Khanum, Amna Khanum

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Risk Factors of Typhoid Ileal Perforation

Umer Farooq, Sumaiya Farooq, Sana Zahir, Abdul Majeed Chaudhry

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Surgical Management of Fracture of Acetabulum

Dilip Kumar Doltani, Jugdesh Kumar, Ghulam Mahboob

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Single Dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Emergency Caesarean Section

Rubina Iqbal, Ayesha Intsar, Samina Khurshid, Tallat Manzoor, Sehar Shehbaz

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Maternal Lipids in Pregnancies with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Seemen Ghafoor, Abdul Wahab Shaikh, Shaheena

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Antenatal Glucocorticoids & Renal Development in Rat

Nargis Ashraf, Asmatullah

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To compare the Frequency and Severity of Post-dural Puncture Headache (PDPH) in Parturients given Spinal Anaesthesia with 25G Quincke with that of 25G Whitacre needle

Muhammad Atif Malik, Waqar Saleem Farooqi, Babar Hussain Khan, Muhammad Ishaq

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Frequency and Different Indications for Anti-HCV Screening

Ghazanfar Ali Sirhindi, Muhammad Akram Bajawa, Muhammad Javed Asif, S. Liaquat Ali Khan, Muhammad Ahmad Alamgir

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Correlation of Compliance of Anti-tuberculous Therapy with Various Demographic Factors

Saeed Ahmad Khan, Gul Samber Khan, Bashir Ullah, Mobin-Ur-Rehman

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Role of Crataegus (Hawthorn) Extract on Obesity in Hyperlipidemic Albino Rats

Samina Kausar, Zujaja Zaheer, Mudassara Saqib, Bushra Zia

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Intercostal Nerve Blockade Versus Local Anaesthetic Wound Infiltration for Postcholecystectomy Analgesia

Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Ishaque, Waqar Saleem Farooqi, Babar Hussain Khan, Waseem Ismat

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of the Mothers Regarding Oral Rehydration Solution, Feeding and Use of Drugs in Childhood Diarrhoea

Aiza Mohsin, Afsheen Batool Raza, Tahir Masood Ahmad

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Current Trends in Wound Febrication at Rahim Yar Khan

Mushtaq Ahmed Ch., Muhammad Javed Akhter, Aijaz Ahmed Zaidi, Masood Jahangir

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Histopathological Analysis of 1000 Colorectal Biopsies in Two Years in Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

Saira Bashir, Rabia Nadeem, Nauman Rauf Khan, Bilquis A. Suleman, Ghulam Rasul Qureshi

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Maternal Mortality at Lahore General Hospital

Saadia Cheema, Saadia Tariq, Tariq Masood Tipu, Farah Yousaf, Madeeha Rashid, Tariq Saeed.

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Impact of Glyceryl Trinitrate Transdermal Patch on Mother and Foetus in Preterm Labour

Iram Mobusher

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Cyclosporin an Induced Tubulointerstitial Changes in Developing Kidney

Nahid Tawakal, Naila Tawakal, Mohammad Tahir

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Clinical Characteristics of Dengue Fever in a Medical Center of Lahore during 2010 Epidemics

Yasmine Lodhi, Mariam Mustafa Farooqi

132

Fluorides in the Groundwater of Punjab

Muhammad Tariq Bashir, Adnan Bashir, Madiha Rasheed

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To Determine the Frequency of Menorrhagia in Patient who have Undergone Tubal Ligation

Tayyaba Majeed, Kanwal Saba, Rabia Habib Khokhar, Fatima Waheed

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To Test the Applicability of Modified Kenneth Jones Scoring Chart in Early Detection of Tuberculosis in Children

Mobin-Ur-Rehman, Gul Samber Khan, Saeed Ahmed Khan

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Comparison of KOH Mount & Fungal Culture in the Diagnosis of Onychomycosis

Raziuddin Ahmed, Saleem Ahmed Kharal, Muhammad Asif Durrani, Abid Hussain Chang, Syed Manzoor Iqbal,  Fakharuddin, Wajid Khurshid, Sheikh Sajjad Ahmed

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Frequency of Impaired Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Acute Myocardial Infarction patients without previous Diabetes Mellitus

Sohail Bashir Sulehria, A Saleem, Sajid Abaidullah, M M Memon

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Double Blood Supply of Broca’s Area of Human Brain

Muhammad Alamgir Rana, Saqib.Sohail, Muhammad Amin, Fasih Nisar, Atiya Mubarik Khalid

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Acute Abdominal Pain in Dengue Fever

Bilquis Shabbir, Habib Qadir, Farah Shafi, Fatima Mahboob

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Knowledge of Hospital Waste Handlers Regarding Preventive Measures

Ghulam Mustafa, Mushtaq Ahamd, Hafiz Muhammad Yar Malik

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Experience of 247 Patients Undergoing Surgical Ligation of Patent Ductus Arterioses at Bolan Medical College, Sandeman Teaching Hospital Quetta

Behram Khan Kakar, Habibullah Babar, Shereen Khan

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Management of 30 cases of Malignant Skin Lesions on the Cheek and Lower Eye Lid

Habib Ullah Khajjak, Iftikhar Ul Haq, Hanana Hameed, Ahmed Tariq Chisti, Akhtar Hameed Malghani, Mohammad Masood Tariq

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Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills Produce Fewer Changes in Platelet Count

Mamoona Shafiq, Syed Hafeezul Hassan, Muhammad Zubair, Qamar Aziz

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Seroprevalence of Anti-HCV in Non-Professional Blood Donors

Anjum Zubair Bhutta, Zarfishan Tahir, Saima Ayub, Sohaila Mushtaq

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Critical Appraisal of Tuberculosis Dots Diagnostic Centers in Lahore District

Saima Ayub, Anjum Zubair Bhutta, Zarfishan Tahir

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Comparison of Diagnostic BCG and Mantoux Tests in the Early Detection of Tuberculosis in Children

Mobin-Ur-Rehman, Gul Samber Khan, Saeed Ahmed Khan

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Dissemination of Enterobacteriaceae to Human Beings Through Houseflies in Different Areas of Lahore City

Mohammad Humayun, Munaza Hasan, Naseer Ahmad Chaudhry

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Efficacy of Tamsulosin Spontaneous Expulsion in the Treatment of Distal Ureteric Stones

Jamshed Rahim, Athar Mahmood, Shahzad Ashraf, Muhammad Muzammil Tahir, Mohammad Usman Khan

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Coverage of Immunization among Poor Children

Aneela Shaheen, Saima Batool, M. Arshad Mahmood, Mobin-Ur-Rehman

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Surgical Outcome of Septoplasty: Experience at a tertiary care hospital

Qaisar Khan, Fazal-I-Wahid, Amir Hamza, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan

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Changing Patterns of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella Typhi at the Children’s Hospital Lahore

Humaira Javaid, Aizza Zafar, Jawwad Masood Ahmed, Hasan Ejaz, Muhammad Zubair

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Detection and Appearances of Malignant Colorectal Masses through Transabdominal Sonography

Khalid Rehman Yousaf, Salman Atiq, Mian Sajid Nisar*

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Association of Raised Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Levels in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Their in Hospital Outcome

Asma Kamal, Amna Riaz, Asifa Kamal, Fareeha Sheikh

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Management of Nephrotic Syndrome: ISKDC versus APN

Shaymyal Moundekhel, Gul Samber Khan, Uzma Afridi

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Nephrectomy for Non-traumatic Benign Renal Diseases: Its indications and outcomes in a developing country

Mohammad Rafique Zaki, Abbas Ghazanfar, Khumair Asif

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To Evaluate the Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Diagnosis of Liver Malignancy including Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Samira Haque, Sabiha Riaz

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Frequency of Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer among Afghan Men and local Pashtoon - Role of Social Class diet and other risk factors

Sherbat Khan, Shahid Raza Kalid, Mohammad Saleem

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Sutureless Sublay verses Onlay Mesh Hernioplsty in Incisional Hernia Repair: A comparative study at Teaching Hospital, Lahore

Sikandar Hayat Gondal, Inayat Husain Anjum

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Tube Duodenostomy - A Safe Approach for the Management of ‘Complex Duodenal Injuries’ in Poly Trauma Patients

Muhammad Ateeq, Muhammad Akram, Sikandar Hayat Gondal, Shazia Jehan, Faisal G Bhopal

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The Effects of Laser and Ultrasound Therapy on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Fazal-Ur-Rehman Saeed, Saquib Hanif^,  Muhammad Aasim

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Diagnostic Value of Water Drinking Test in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi, Syeda Birjees Anwar Kazmi, Zamir Iqbal, Ayesha Hameed, Jawwad Ahmed

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Pediatric Lymphomas: A five year experience at a tertiary care hospital

Ghazala Hanif, Mahvish Hussain, Samina Zaman, Anam Shahid, Zonaira Rathore, Saadia Khan, Ayesha Haider

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Achalasia – Different Treatment Options, Baloon Dilaation Alone Versus Baloon Dilatation and Diltiazam

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

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Role of Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Labour

Salma Jabeen, Musrat Akhtar, Naheed Fatima, Muhammad Akram

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Causes of Neonatal Mortality in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Muhammad Rashid Ayub, Nabeela Rashid, Khalid Maqsood

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Thyroid Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus

Bilquis Shabbir, Habib Qadir, Farah Shafi, Fatima Mahboob

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Role of Progesterone in the Management of Threatened Miscarriage

Musrat Akhtar, Naheed Fatima, Salma Jabeen, Muhammad Akram

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MELD and MELDNa Scores as Predictors of Short term Prognosis in patients with End Stage liver disease

Sajid Nisar, Sumaira Aziz, Muhammad Shahzad Hafeez, Azhar Hussain

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Validity of Platelet Count/Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients

Sajid Nisar, Shaista Nazir, Ambreen Butt, Azhar Hussain, Khalid Rehman Yousaf

Case Reports

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Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy in the Rudimentary Horn of Uterus at 14 weeks - A case report at Fatima Memorial Hospital

Rubina Iqbal, Samina Khurshid, Ayesha Intasar, Misbah Khurshid

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Tubular Adenoma of the Appendix - A Case Report

Syed Asghar Naqi, Imran Aslam, Sajid Mahmood