There is a general feeling that in Pakistan, public sector institutions have failed to provide a disciplined academic life for students. Moreover lack of accountability for teaching faculty- too smug ... Read More
Objective: To describe our experience of biliary surgery at IIMCT hospitals. Patients and Methods: A total of 205 patients were operated for biliary pathology and 188 patients out of these 205 patien ... Read More
Objective: To asses the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and risk factors among hospital patients in District Headquarter Hospital Mardan. Material and Methods: We used ACON Labora ... Read More
Objective: To know the diagnostic role of pleural biopsy in determining underlying etiological causes of lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion. Methods: A total of 74 patients, aged 17 – 79 years ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the seroprevalnce of syphilis in adults seeking employment in Middle East Countries. Methods: A rapid plasma reagain (RPR) test was performed on adult’s under-going a physica ... Read More
Objective: To canvass the opinions of psychiatrists working in forensic settings on the definition of forensic patient and treatablity. Method: A questionnaire was circulated. Respondents were asked ... Read More
Objective: To identify the factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care among married women of reproductive age at two urban slum areas in Islamabad. Methods: A Cross-sectional survey was carr ... Read More
Although, there has been a drastic decline in the incidence of rheumatic heart disease among women of child bearing age over the last three decades, more women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are ... Read More
When menopause sets in many women experience physical and psychological changes. These changes are mostly due to the deficiency of female hormones, namely estrogen and progesterone. To counteract thes ... Read More
Chronic hepatitis B is a serious clinical problem with worldwide distribution and has been well documented in Pakistan (1,2). Chronic hepatitis B is important in Asia pacific region because of its per ... Read More
Primary health care (PHC) is an important approach among the alternative approaches towards meeting the basic health needs in developing countries. Worldwide, increasing recognition of the failure of ... Read More
Until recently, the United States was the premier destination for Pakistani physicians wishing to go abroad for postgraduate training. The events of 9/11, and subsequent circumstances, have led to an ... Read More
A case of Huntigton’s disease involving several generations is presented with a possibility of early diagnosis. (Rawal Med J 2004;29:92-93) Key words: Huntington’s Disease, autosomal dominan ... Read More
Ever since the first description, quarter of century ago (1), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is being increasingly recognized as a condition that may progress to end stage liver disease. The ... Read More
Objective: To study the sleep habits and their consequences among the students of Shifa College of Medicine. Subjects and Methods: A survey questionnaire consisting of a total of 50 questions was des ... Read More
Objectives To note characteristic features of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD] diagnosed on ultrasound basis. Design Descriptive. Place and duration of study DHQ Teaching Hospi ... Read More
Objective: To recognize common risk factors and high-risk groups in patients admitted in Imam Mousa Kazem Burn Hospital of Isfahan province in Iran in the year 2002. Materials and Methods: We revie ... Read More
Objective: To estimate the frequency of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients on hemodialysis and to study the association of various risk factors in the acquisition of Hepatitis B infection ... Read More
Objective: To see the frequency of aerobic organisms in the vaginal flora of our patients at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad. Methods: Females referred for vaginal swab culture sensitivity w ... Read More
IASP defines neuropathic pain as the pain resulting from a primary lesion or dysfunction of the nervous system, usually involving an element of sensory dysfunction 1. Whereas in nociceptive (inflammat ... Read More
In ambulatory patients, an oral macrolide (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin) or doxycycline is recommended for healthy adults. In hospitalized patients high dose penicillin, cefotaxime or ce ... Read More
Evidence Based Anesthesia is the scientific and current state of knowledge of practice of anesthetics through search and appraisal of the best available relevant literature. It is conducted through ef ... Read More
Eventration of diaphragm is a difficult diagnosis especially in patients who sustain blunt trauma to abdomen or lower chest. Usually, the final diagnosis is made after a contrast CT scan or MRI. Somet ... Read More
Vascular insufficiency of the digestive tract seems to be the third most frequently affected system 1. Small intestinal vascular insufficiency is very commonly overlooked problem. It is partly due to ... Read More
Performing breast self-examination once a month could save your life. Many breast cancer are discovered by patients who had regularly done self-exam and thus were able to distinguish a change from wha ... Read More
