Journal of Ayub Medical College (JAMC)

ISSN 1025-9589 (Print), ISSN 1819-2718 (Online)

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JAMC 20(3): Jul-Sep 2008

CONTENTS

editorial

Personalized genomic medicine: The way to future health? 1

Iftikhar Qayum

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

The comparison of placental removal methods on operative blood loss 3

Fareesa Waqar, Razia Nasar, Anisa Fawad

Gastroesophageal anastomosis: single-layer versus double-layer technique—An experience on 50 cases 6

Viqar Aslam, Aamir Bilal, Abid Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Zainulabideen, Manzoor Ahmed

Post dural puncture headache after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: a comparison of 25g Quincke, 27g Quincke and 27g Whitacre spinal needles 10

Jan Muhammad Shaikh, Amna Memon, Muhammad Ali Memon, Majida Khan

Predictors of fatal outcome in acute myocardial infarction 14

Muhammad Shabbir, Azhar M Kayani, Omarah Qureshi, Muhammad Mujahid Mughal

Spectrum of lipid and lipoprotein indices in human subjects with insulin resistance syndrome 17

Sikandar Hayat Khan, Farooq Ahmad Khan, Amir Ijaz, Abdus Sattar, Mohammad Dilawar,

Rizwan Hashim

Frequency of HER-2/Neu receptor positivity and its association with other features of breast cancer 23

Mohammad Naeem, Amir Nasir, Zahid Aman, Tariq Ahmad, Ambreen Samad

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in health care workers in Abbottabad 27

Javed Sarwar, Nasreen Gul, Muhammad Idris, Anis-ur-Rehman, Jamila Farid, Muhammad Yasir Adeel

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and neck swellings in the surgical outpatient 30

Tariq Ahmad, Mohammad Naeem, Siddique Ahmad, Ambreen Samad, Amir Nasir

Effectiveness and safety of vaginal misoprostol for induction of labour in unfavourable cervix in 3^rd trimester 33

Nasreen Abbasi, Nargis Danish, Farah Shakoor, Zahida Parveen, Syed Ahmad Bilal

Nocturnal asthma in school children of South Punjab, Pakistan 36

Ghulam Mustafa, Pervez Akber Khan, Imran Iqbal

Haematological findings in relation to clinical findings of visceral leishmaniasis in Hazara Division 40

Manzoor Elahi Rai, Zardad Muhammad, Javed Sarwar, Azhar Munir Qureshi

Attitude of medical students towards psychiatry in NWFP 44

Shajaat Ali Khan, Aziz-ur-Rehman Yousafzai, Rukhsana Kausar Mehir and Inam-ul-Haq

Comparison of CT scan and colour flow doppler ultrasound in detecting venous tumour thrombous in renal cell carcinoma 47

Abdul Rahim Khan, Khursheed Anwar, Naheed Fatima, Shazia F Khan

Status Epilepticus: aetiology and outcome in children 51

Tahir Saeed Siddiqui, Anis-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ali Jan, Muhammad Saleem Wazeer,

Mumtaz Khan Burki

Mesh versus non-mesh repair of ventral abdominal hernias 54

Malik AM, Jawaid A, Talpur AH, Laghari AA, Khan A

Brucella serology in abattoir workers 57

Fatima Mukhtar, Farkhanda Kokab

Pituitary gonadotropic hormones in women with oligo/amenorrhoea 62

Anwer Sultana, Shehnaz Nadir

A comparison of histological appearances of Hodgkin’s disease in Pakistani and Saudi patients 66

Nagi AH, Al-Menawy LA, Samiullah, Naveed IA, Sami W

Role of total leukocyte count in diagnosis of acute appendicitis 70

Haider Kamran, Danish Naveed, Aamir Nazir, Mohammad Hameed, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ulas Khan

Anti bacterial activity of Nigella Sativa against clinical isolates of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus 72

Abdul Hannan, Sidrah Saleem, Saadia Chaudhary, Muhammad Barkaat, Muhammad Usman Arshad

Clipping of intracranial aneurysms–3 years study 75

Manzoor Ahmad, Rizwan Masood Butt, Nazir Ahmad

Modified Turco’s postero-medial release for congenital talipes equino-varus 78

Syed Amjad Hussain, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Mian Amjad Ali, Shahabuddin

Patients’ satisfaction with the nurse-led aural care clinic 81

Shakeel M, Newton JR, Clark D, Hussain A

Traumatic injuries of the permanent maxillory incisors at Dental Department, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad: a retrospective study 84

Noosheen Asim Khan, Halima Sadia Qazi, Anser Maxood, Asma Munir Khan, Iram Abbas

Psychological problems and family functioning as risk factors in addiction 88

Sajida Agha, Hamid Zia, Syed Irfan

Estimation of foetal weight in third trimester using thigh measurements 92

Rizwan Saqib, Tariq Saeed Siddiqui, Tahir Saeed Siddiqui, Sughra Fatima

Re-do orchidopexy in a general surgical unit-reliability of clinical diagnosis and the outcome of surgery 97

Irfanud Din Khattak, Arshad Zafar, Ishtiaq Ali Khan, Muhammad Akbar, Muhammad Owais, Shahzad Ahmad

Highly sensitive C-reactive protein concentration and angiographic characteristics of coronary lesion 100

Ghazala Irfan, Mansoor Ahmad

Evaluation of the educational environment of postgraduate surgical teaching 104

Junaid Sarfraz Khan

Road traffic injuries in Pakistan: challenges in estimation through routine hospital data 108

Muhammad Ayaz Bhatti, Muhammed Kamran Ajaib, Tayyeb Imran Masud, Moazzam Ali

Trauma management in a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan 112

Usman Ali, Ashab Noor, Mian Mujahid Shah, Waqar Alam

Microalbuminuria prevalence study (MAPS) in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes in Pakistan 117

Muhammad Yakoob Ahmadani, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, Zafar Iqbal Hydrie

Frequency of Brugada-type ECG pattern (Brugada Sign) in an apparently healthy young Population 121

Abdul Wajed, Zahid Aslam, Syed Farhat Abbas, Muhammad Irfan, Kamran Bangash, Sher Rehman, Faisal Amin

Study of snake bite cases at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad/Jamshoro 125

Atif Sitwat Hayat, Abdul Haque Khan, Tariq Zaffar Shaikh, Rafi Ahmed Ghouri, Naila Shaikh

Effect of Ramadan on neutrophil’s respiratory burst (innate immunity) and circulating immune complex 128

Latifynia A, Vojgani M, Gharagozlou MJ, Sharifian R

Diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration–analysis of 30 cases 132

Muhammad Khalid Azam Khan, Jawad Khaliq Ansari, Waseem Saeed

Occupational stress and its effect on job performance a case study of medical house officers of District Abbottabad 135

Rubina Kazmi, Shehla Amjad, Delawar Khan

Review Article

Preimplantation genetic screening 140

Nazli Hameed, M Asghar Ali

CASE REPORTS

Transient ischaemic attacks due to a pulsating mass in the neck produced after incision and drainage of parapharyngeal abscess 143

Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Mohammad Tariq, Danyal Rashid

A rare case of thiamine-reaponsive megaloblastic anaemia syndrome: a disorder of high-affinity thiamine transport 146

Naeem MA, Shabaz A, Shoaib A, Usman M

Dual phase mibi scintigraphy in diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma followed by ultrasound guided percutaneous alcoholic ablation 149

Shakil Ahmad, Amjad Aziz Khan Asif Jielani, Kamran Khan, Tatheer Fatima, Nadeem Zia,

Mazhar ud Duha, Abdul Samad, Khalid Memon

STUDENTS’ CORNER

Ankle fractures: evaluating the junior doctor approach to the situation 152

Quratulain F. Masood, Tahawar Khaleeq, Quratulain Khan

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS 154

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