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Vol. 75 No. 04 (2025): APRIL

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Published: 2025-03-23

EDITORIAL

Leveraging GIS for Empowering Health Research in Pakistan: A Path to Smarter Public Health Solutions

Masood Ali Shaikh, Syed Muhammad Mubeen

532-533
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effects of vibration therapy with routine physical therapy on pain, balance, and functional disability in diabetic neuropathy patients: a randomised controlled trial

Sajawal Bashir, Ayesha Jamil, Sarwat Ali

534-539
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Comparing binaural beats and 432 Hz music for reduction of preoperative anxiety in root canal patients: a randomized controlled trial

Hafsa Zaki, Shahbaz Ahmed, Fazal Ur Rehman Qazi, Nayab Fatima, Yumna Shaheen Ali

540-544
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Premature atrial contractions and their associations with cryptogenic strokes

Muhammad Kamran Khan, Maheen Fayaz, Raja Farhat Shoaib, Waseem Tariq Malik, Laiba Fayaz, Saeedullah Shah

545-548
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Needs analysis for program developing emotional intelligence of nursing students: a qualitative study

Nil Kucuk Yuceyurt, Hulya Kaya

549-555
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Investigating fibrinogen levels as a biomarker for immune inflammation severity in COPD patients across GOLD stages

Hamidullah, Sajjad Ali, Ashraf, Imranullah, Ishtiaq Ahmad

556-563
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Computed tomography liver volumetry in living donor liver transplantation: influence of the slice thickness on the volume calculation

Tooba Fatima, Muhammad Salman Rafique, Sana Kundi, Tahir Malik, Faryal Ijaz, Sahar Zulfiqar

564-568
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Barriers to adherence of stroke rehabilitation: therapist and patient’s perspective

Taliha Hamid Tareen, Arshad Nawaz Malik, Saira Jahan

569-577
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Analysis of COVID-19 patients in emergency intensive care unit: Retrospective study

Harun Yildirim, Murtaza Kaya

578-582
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Impact of delay in interval debulking surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy on survival in ovarian cancer

Kheyal Azam Khalil, Maria Habib, Afshan Saeed Usmani, Muhammad Ansab Shah, Abdul Wahid Anwer, Aamir Ali Syed

583-586
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Pattern of lumbar disc degeneration in young adults with low back pain on 3.0t magnetic resonance imaging machine

Ramsha Saleem, Sara Khan, Atiq Ur Rehman Slehria, Hafsa Aquil, Aliya Halim

587-591
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Comparative effectiveness of silodosin vs. tamsulosin in treating acute urinary retention in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients

Hassan-Ul-Hassan, Tanzeel-Ur-Rahman Gazder, Nawaz khan, Abbas Jafri, Asad Shahzad Hassan, Altaf Hashmi

592-595
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Outcome of patients presenting 6 to 12 hours after isolated vascular trauma in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan

Ahmed Siddique Ammar , Syed Asghar Naqi, Affifa Liaquat, Azwa Munim Janjua, Adeena Syed, Syeda Ifrah Ali

596-600
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Retrospective analysis of ventilation strategies for blunt pulmonary trauma patients: comparing the effectiveness of synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure, and pressure-controlled ventilation

Lanlan Wu, Yanhua Hu, Yanwen Lu

601-606
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Genetic landscape of myelodysplastic syndrome and its prognostic relevance: a study from Pakistan

Alia Waheed, Saleem Ahmed Khan, Rafia Mahmood, Hamid Saeed Malik, Humayoon Shafique Satti, Fehmida Farid Khan

607-620
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Systemic and local associated disorders in children with congenital cataracts-a retrospective analysis

Rashid Baig, Asma Rahman, Hamzah Jehanzeb, Khadijah Abid

621-626
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Effectiveness of remote patient monitoring for wound care: a systematic review

Fateema Tanveer, Khadeejah Sajwani, Mohammad Shah Hussain, Maliha Yunus, Um ul Baneen Zehra

628-632
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NARRATIVE REVIEW

Child domestic labour in Pakistan: a narrative review

Raahim Salman Abdul Ghaffar, Kishwar Enam

633-638
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CASE REPORT

An acute presentation of orbital lymphangioma in a five-year-old child in Pakistan

Jibran Riaz, Amber Mohsin, Saima Ahmad, Fahd Kamal Akhtar

639-642
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Unusual sign of acute retrocaecal appendicitis. a case report

Amer Al Ani, Ali Daoud Ali Alshaloudi, Mena Mohammed Al Kubaisi

643-645
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Beyond borders: prune belly syndrome unveiled in a nine-year-old Pakistani boy

Muhammad Danial Ali Shah, Nadeem Bin Nusrat, Nauman Zafar, Assad Ur Rehman, Shujah Muhammad , Saira Imtiaz

646-648
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Neonatal tetanus with intestinal atresia, the importance of multidisciplinary management: a case report

Taimur Iftikhar Qureshi, Muhammad Arshad

649-651
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Anaesthetic management of spinal muscular atrophy in a patient with pneumothorax: a case report

Madeeha Rasheed, Khalid Ahsan

652-654
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RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Nandrolone (17-Nortestosterone) And Glucose Metabolism: From Ugly Duckling To Handsome Swan

Sanjay Kalra, Atul Dhingra, Nitin Kapoor

655-657
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PRIMARY CARE DIABETES

Asthenia in primary care; The 3me mnemonic

Atul Dhingra, Nishant Raizada, Sanjay Kalra

658-659
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BAROCRINOLOGY

Sapiopsychosocial triage in obesity care

Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, Atul Dhingra, Nitin Kapoor

660-662
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ADVANCES IN NEPHROLOGY

Electrolyte Inertia In Chronic Kidney Disease

Sourabh Sharma, Sanjay Kalra

663-667
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EVIDENCE BASED NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Graph Network Analysis for Predicting Cognitive and Survival Outcomes in Glioma Patients

Rabeet Tariq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

668-669
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IMAGING CORNER

Beyond the Usual Suspects: Abdominal Wall Metastases in Prostate Cancer Diagnosed by 68Ga-PMSA PET/CT

Sharjeel Usmani, Khulood Al Riyami, Anjali Jain, Zahida Niaz, Raza Sayani, Shah P Naumani

670-671
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REHABILITATION SCIENCES CORNER

Virtual reality approaches for enhancing postural stability and mobility in the elderly: A mini- review

Muhammad Ehab Azim, Sana Khalid, Muhammad Furqan Hassan, Farooq Azam Rathore

672-675
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Elucidating postural shift and gait alterations in discogenic low back pain: call for subgroup-specific research

Muhammad Osama, Sabah Afridi

676-677
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Climate change and surgical care in Pakistan: An understudied relation

Tayyaba Hamid, Aysha Arif, Fatima-Tul-Zahra Muhammad Khalid

678-678
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Phage therapy: a potential breakthrough in Tuberculosis treatment

Muhammad Aliyan Ahmed, Yasir Ahmad

679-680
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Drawbacks of sunscreens on the cutaneous synthesis of Vitamin D

Hammad Khan, Zain Ul Abideen, Muhmmad Hamza Shafqat, Muhammad Adeel Ashraf

681-681
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Awareness of free access to radiotherapy: cyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery, in Pakistan

Ali Nasir, Misbah Kaleem
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Embracing innovations to fight breast cancer: a letter to the editor

Muhammad Usama Nasr, Muhammad Kamran Saleem

683-683
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STUDENT'S CORNER CASE REPORT

Case report of a unique phenomenon: leptomeningeal spread in glioblastoma multiforme

Kanza Farhan, Yumna Ahmed, Fatima Shaukat

684-687
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STUDENT'S CORNER LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Revealing the unspoken battle: limited awareness of PMDD and Its invisible consequences on women's well-being in Pakistan

Muhammad Shahzad, Mahnoor Saeed, Farah Shahzad, Rabia, Ali Hassan

688-689
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Kleinfelter’s syndrome linking awareness with genetic insights

Komal Khan, Meenab Fatima, Syed Sameer Naqvi

690-690
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Prenatal maternal depression: a critical issue unaddressed in developing countries

Muzamil Akhtar

693-693
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Artificial intelligence revolutionizing type 2 diabetes mellitus self management (DSM): A digital breakthrough

Mohammad Hadif, Kashaf Fatima, Maryam NasrumminAllah

691-692
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COVID-19 induced hypercoagulability and its impact leading to pituitary apoplexy

Muhammad Saad Shabbir, Qunoot Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Ahsan Shabbir

694-694
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Increased risk of childhood cancers in children with epileptic mothers taking high dosage of folic acid during pregnancy

Muhammad Waleed Imran, Sanwal Sardar Nawaz, Muhammad Moaz

695-695
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Vaping culture: An emerging epidemic and its impact

Ayesha Javaid Baig, Maryam Shaukat

696-696
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