Appendicitis is a common illness requiring urgent surgical intervention. The classical signs of acute appendicitis were first reported by Fitz in 1886.1,2 Decision making in acute appendicitis may be ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate histopathologic features of appendix after appendectomy. Methods: A total of 2753 appendices specimen that had been received in the department of pathology of two major hospita ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the features of emergency appendicectomy. Methods: We analyzed 100 cases of emergency appendicectomies performed at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Kharian. Results: The age ... Read More
Objective: To co-rrelate clinically Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) with abruption and to see the effect of antihypertensive therapy. Methods: Fifty pregnant women with PIH and 50 normotensive p ... Read More
Objective: To compare artemether and quinine as treatment for cerebral malaria in hospitalized adult patients Patients and Methods: Fifty cases of cerebral malaria who fulfilled the diagnostic criter ... Read More
Objective: To find out the frequency of relationship between level of depression and psychological well-being among people diagnosed with diabetes and non-diabetic people. Patients and Methods: The s ... Read More
Objective: To study the clinical spectrum of Glioblastoma multiforme in our institution. Methods: Retrospective review of records of 120 patients with Glioblastoma multiforme in Kerman province were ... Read More
Objective: To asses the reaction of persons with developmental disabilities to posttraumatic stress disorder using Darryl, a cartoon-based measure of cardinal symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder ... Read More
Objective: Our objective was to asses the prevalence of smoking in various cities of Pakistan Methods: To asses the prevalence of smoking a questionnaire was used. Results: Mean age of population st ... Read More
Objective: Concentrations of the essential element zinc and potentially toxic element lead in different processed and raw milk samples. Methods: The samples of raw milk, collected from different milk ... Read More
Objective: The aim was to find the prevalence and mode of presentation of vertical deviations in patients presenting with strabismus. Methods: A total of 924 consecutive patients of strabismus were e ... Read More
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of firbreoptic intubation in patients with anticipated difficult airway. Methods: Forty patients of both sexes were included i ... Read More
Objective: To assess the genotoxic effects of Doxycycline in mice by the comet assay Methods: The genotoxicity of doxycycline was evaluated in blood and five mice organs (liver, kidney, lungs, spleen ... Read More
Objective: To assess the efficacy of Nd: YAG laser iridotomy as initial treatment for primary angle closure glaucoma. Methods: Eighty four eyes of 55 patients were treated with YAG laser and their re ... Read More
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a leading infectious cause of adult death in the world. Untreated disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a case fatality, which approache ... Read More
A case is described which presented with feeling of insects crawling on her body and had renal failure. (Rawal Med J 2005;30:94-95). Key words: Ekbom’s syndrome, Delusions of infestation, Psychos ... Read More
A 57 years old gentleman with recurrent urinary tract infection of one year duration who had transvesical prostatectomy a year ago is described. His cystoscopic examination revealed retained gauze pie ... Read More
Hepatitis C has been common disease in our country whether in the community1 or in the hospitals.2 It affects quality of life seriously3 and has resulted in highest in-patient mortality with chronic l ... Read More
Objective: To observe the risk of dyslipidemia and variation in other biochemical parameters in old age subjects of both sexes and to observe the relationship of biochemical parameters with the dietar ... Read More
Objective: To measure various optical parameters in skin sample of chicken. Methods: We illuminated the chicken breast skin tissues with collimated radiation of 400-700 nm Nd-YAG pumped dye laser, an ... Read More
Objective: To assess the efficacy of combination therapy of Conventional interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin in patients of chronic hepatitis C. Methods: Records of 65 patients (43 males and 22 female ... Read More
Objective: Ulcerative colitis has a world-wide distribution but its prevalence and clinical patterns in Pakistan are not known. This study was performed to ascertain the clinical patterns of ulcerativ ... Read More
Objective: An audit of antibiotic use in the hospitalized adult patients in different wards and specialties in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. Methods: Records of all admitted patients, during the ... Read More
Objective: To assess how many patients on high dose or mega dose antipsychotic medication had had ECG’s in accordance with the Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines. Method: A cross-sectional ... Read More
Objective: To estimate the frequency of Rubella seropositivity among pregnant women and thereby getting an estimate of seronegative women who should eventually be immunized against Rubella. Subjects ... Read More
Nitrous oxide is the most durable of all anesthetics. Other agents have come and gone, but nitrous oxide has become even more popular. Today, its applications in general anesthesia are nearly ubiquito ... Read More
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an anomaly characterized by abnormal vascular communications between arteries and veins in the different organs of the body. It may be congenital or acquired. Micro ... Read More
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) result from large or small vessel disease, cardiogenic embolic events or hematological abnormalities. Every patient presenting with a TIA should have total blood coun ... Read More
Over the last decade or so, no other subspecialty of medicine has seen such technological innovations, as interventional cardiology. These advances have revolutionized the management of coronary arter ... Read More
Holt-Oram syndrome with its many synonyms is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder that causes abnormalities of the upper limbs and heart. Holt and Oram first described this condition in 1960 in ... Read More
By the time a patient is formally categorized as having “Pyrexia of Unknown Originâ€, a battery of tests have been performed and many physicians have run out of differential diagnoses. Adult Stillâ ... Read More
A patient with global arterial involvement in Takayashu Arteritis is described with emphasis on early diagnosis. (Rawal Med J 2005;30:43-45). Key words: Takauasu disease, arteritis, aortitis, hyper ... Read More
Acute-onset polyuria, with urine volumes exceeding 3 litres per day, is a relatively uncommon clinical condition. If managed on appropriate guidelines, an excellent recovery is expected. (Rawal Med J ... Read More
