Submissions from 2018
Clinical utility of endocrine markers predicting myocardial siderosis in transfusion dependent thalassemia major, Lubaina Ehsan, Mariam Rashid, Najveen Alvi, Khadija Awais, Omair Nadeem, Aleezay Asghar, Fatimah Sajjad, Malika Fatima, Sadaf Altaf, Babar Hasan, and Salman Kirmani
Identifying mobile apps targeting palliative care patients and family members, Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, Brianna Morgan, Saleem Sayani, and Salimah H. Meghani
Dengue in Pakistan; a new approach to battle the endemic., Bilal Hasan, Manesh Kumar Gangwani, and Fariha Hasan
Turmeric for prevention of dementia: food for thought, Mustafa M. Husain, Yamna Channa, and Mohan Chilukuri
Sorafenib-induced tumor lysis syndrome in a patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma., Sardar Zakariya Imam, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, and Muhammad Asad Maqbool
Assessment and optimization of liver volume before major hepatic resection: current guidelines and a narrative review, Adeel S. Khan, Sandra Garcia Aroz, Mohammad A. Ansari, Syed M. Atiq, Michael Senter Zapata, Kathryn Fowler, M B. Doyle, and W C. Chapman
Mobile critical care recovery program (m-CCRP) for acute respiratory failure survivors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Sikandar Khan, Ashok Biju, Sophia Wang, Sujuan Gao, Omar Irfan, Amanda Harrawood, Stephanie Martinez, Anthony Perkins, Frederick W. Unverzagt, and Sue Lasiter
Association of vaspin levels and its SNP rs2236242 with sestational diabetes at a tertiary care setting, Karishma Kanhya Lal, Rabail Jarwar, Sabah Farhat, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an 18-year old female: case report, Karishma Lal, Akash Khetpal, Muhammad Saad Ali Mallick, Ansab Godil, Arsalan Majeed Adam, and Zahid Ali Memon
Role of one, two and three doses of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous transplantation in the treatment of high-risk or relapsed testicular cancer: a systematic review, Irbaz bin Riaz, Muhammad Umar, Umar Zahid, Muhammad Husnain, Ahmad Iftikhar, Ali McBride, Jawad Bilal, Asad Javed, Sara Akbar, Parminder Singh, Zeeshan Ali, Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, Farva Razia Gondal, Frederick Ahman, and Faiz Anwer
Optimising drug therapy for non-infectious uveitis, Mohammad Ali Shahab, Tahreem Aman Mir, and Sidra Zafar
Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding infection control measures among medical students, Fatima Sharif, Aysha Khan, Muhammad Adeel Samad, Arsalan Hamid, Amna Aijaz, Iqra Asad, Maham Fatima, Usman Younis Panni, Abeel Irshad, Muhammad Bin Awais, and Narjis Rizvi
Jejunal Intussusception: A Rare Manifestation of a Primary Thyroid Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Abu Baker Sheikh, Usman Tariq, Marvi M. Bukhari, Sana Shah, Rao M. Afzal, Abdul Ahad E. Shaikh, and Nimra Nadeem
An Atypical Case of Silent Aortic Dissection in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature., Waqas Javed Siddique, Ali Arif, Mohammad Harisullah Khan, Maryam Khan, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Muhammad Junaid Mehboob, Muhammad Aslam, Ayesha Aslam, Hasan Arif, and Sandeep Aggarwal
Global Availability of Cancer Registry Data., Asif H. Siddiqui and Syed Nabeel Zafar
Meta-Analysis comparing outcomes and need for renal replacement therapy of Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement, Waqas Javed Siddiqui, Chikezie Alvarez, Muhammad Aslam, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Harisullah Khan, Ayesha Aslam, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Syed Farhan Hasni, Karthik Ranganna, Howard Eisen, and Sandeep Aggarwal
An Atypical Case of Silent Aortic Dissection in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Waqas Javed Siddiqui, Ali Arif, Mohammad Harisullah Khan, Maryam Khan, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Muhammad Junaid Mahboob, Muhammad Aslam, Ayesha Aslam, Hasan Aslam, and Sandeep Aggarwal
AHSG rs4918 Polymorphism poses a weak predisposition to insulin resistance during pregnancy, Aisha Tariq, Aleezay Asghar, Faiza Alam, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Swept source optical coherence tomography findings of tuberous sclerosis associated retinal astrocytoma, Sidra Zafar and Rehman Siddiqui
Submissions from 2017
Parental perception and childhood obesity: Contributors to incorrect perception, Hiba Ashraf, Nida Ilyas Shamsi, and Ruhma Ashraf
Accidental poisoning in young children: An emergency medicine perspective for Pakistan and other low-and middle-income countries and a call for action, Huma Baqir, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Nick Brown, and Asad Mian
Perception of pathology as a future career choice among medical students from Karachi, Pakistan: Experience from a private medical school, Najia Bano Ghanchi, Raabia Nizamuddin Nizamuddin, Amna Qasim, Zahra Nur Khaled, Ahmed Buksh Raheem, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Naila Kayani, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Is obesity endemic to Pakistan?, Fariha Hasan and Bilal Hasan
Multidisciplinary approach to the prenatal diagnosis and post natal management of a large suprasellar arachnoid cyst: A case report, Omar Irfan, Heera Nand Rathore, Sarfraz Karim, Shabina Ariff, and Aneela Darbar
Tuberculosis control in Sindh, Pakistan: Critical analysis of its implementation, Ali H. Khan
Awake craniotomy in developing countries: Review of hurdles, Saad Akhtar Khan, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Ather Enam, and Faraz Shafiq
Stimulating innovation through the hackathon concept in paediatrics: Our experience at the Aga Khan University, Sarosh Madhani, Walid Hussain Farooqi, and Asad Mian
Mini-craniotomy under local anesthesia for chronic subdural hematoma: An effective choice for elderly patients and for patients in a resource-strained environment, Shaikh Danish Mahmood, Muhammad Waqas, Mirza Zain Baig, and Aneela Darbar
The art of healing through narrative medicine in clinical practice: A reflection, Aeman Muneeb, Hena Jawaid, Natasha Khalid, and Asad Mian
Herpes Zoster During Immunosuppressive Therapy For Autoimmune Diseases, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Mariam Ghufran, Armaghan-E-Rehman Mansoor, and Muhammad Rizwan Sohail
Cytogenetic abnormalities in myelodysplastic syndromes: An overview, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Umair Arshad Malik, Momena Sohail, Irfan Nazir Hassan, Sara Ali, and Muhammad Hamza Saad Shaukat
Submissions from 2016
Depression and anxiety: A snapshot of the situation in Pakistan, Bilaal Ahmed, Syed Faaiz Enam, Zafar Iqbal, Ghulam Murtaza, and Shahid Bashir
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a 27 year-old female patient with type-1-Diabetes treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Canagliflozin, Nimrah Bader and Lubna Mirza
Comparison of irrigation versus no irrigation during burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma, Muzna Iftikhar, Usman Tariq Siddiqui, Mohammad Yaseen Rauf, Ali Osama Malik, and Gohar Javed
Comparison of choroidal thickness measurements between spectral-domain OCT and swept-source OCT in normal and diseased eyes, Sidra Zafar, Ma Rehman Siddiqui, and Rida Shahzad
Treating the Hodgkin's Lymphoma Variant of Richter's Transformation, Mohammad Faizan Zahid
Genomic imbalances in peripheral blood confirm the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome in a patient presenting with non-immune hemolytic anemia, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Nadia Khan, Jianming Pei, Joseph R. Testa, and Essel Dulaimi
Venous thromboembolism following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-a systematic review and meta-analysis, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, M Hassan Murad, Mark R. Litzow, William J. Hogan, Mrinal S. Patnaik, Alok Khorana, Alex C. Spyropoulos, and Shahrukh K. Hashmi
Insight into the molecular pathophysiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: targets for novel therapy, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Naseema Gangat, Shahrukh K. Hashmi, and David A. Rizzieri
Submissions from 2015
Burden of chronic kidney disease in an urban city of Pakistan, a cross-sectional study, Sehyr Imran, Adil Sheikh, ZebIjaz Saeed, Sarosh Ahmed Khan, Ali Osama Malik, Junaid Patel, Waqar Kashif, and Ather Hussain
Taxi drivers' attitudes toward road safety in Pakistan, A Rehman, S Imran, M Hassan, A Akhlaq, S Iqbal, F Beg, G Zahid, H Khalid, F S. Qadir, and H F. Murad
Methods of reducing pain during bone marrow biopsy: a narrative review, Mohammad Faizan Zahid
Submissions from 2014
The forgotten meaning, Samira Ahmad Bawany
Effect of Ramadan fasting on diabetes mellitus: a population-based study in Qatar, Abdulbari Bener and Mohammad T. Yousafzai
Is surgical spinal decompression for supratentorial GBM symptomatic drop down metastasis warranted? A case report and review of literature, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Riaz, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Therapeutic hypothermia post-cardiac arrest: a clinical nurse specialist initiative in Pakistan, Roshan Jan Muhammad Manasia, Shahid Javed Husain, Khairunnissa Hooda, Mehrunnissa Imran, and Carolyn Bailey
Conservative management of significant supratentorial epidural hematomas in pediatric patients, Khan MB, Riaz M, and Javed G
Decompressive surgery for malignant cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A retrospective case series from Pakistan and comparative literature review, Emmon Raza, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala, Bilal Ahmed, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Postoperative shoulder function after different types of neck dissection in head and neck cancer, Adil Sheikh, Hussain Shallwani, and Shehzad Ghaffar
Attitudes of medical students towards incentives offered by pharmaceutical companies -- perspective from a developing nation -- a cross-sectional study, Usman Tariq Siddiqui, Amarah Shakoor, Sarah Kiani, Farwa Ali, Maryam Sharif, Arun Kumar, Qasim Raza, Naseer Khan, Sardar Mohammed Alamzaib, and Syed Farid-ul-Husnain
Submissions from 2013
Patient communication in radiology: current status of breaking bad news among radiologists and radiology trainees in Pakistan, Ranish Deedar Ali Khawaja, Waseem Akhtar, Ali Khawaja, Hira Irfan, Mohammad Naeem, and Mukhtiar Memon
Surgical management of traumatic extra dural hematoma in children: Experiences and analysis from 24 consecutively treated patients in a developing country, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Gohar Javed, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Maryam Sanaullah, and Syed Ijlal Ahmed
Surgical management of traumatic extra dural hematoma in children: Experiences and analysis from 24 consecutively treated patients in a developing country, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Gohar Javed, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Maryam Sanaullah, and Syed Ijlal Ahmed
Sleep duration and breast cancer phenotype, Ali Khawaja, Santosh Rao, Li Li, and Cheryl L. Thompson
Civilian Craniocerebral Gunshot Injuries in a Developing Country: Presentation, Injury Characteristics, Prognostic Indicators, and Complications., Khan MB, Kumar R, Irfan FB, Irfan AB, and Bari ME
A systematic review of interventions for reducing parental vaccine refusal and vaccine hesitancy, Alina Sadaf, Jennifer L. Richards, Jason Glanz, Daniel A. Salmon, and Saad B. Omer
Extra-hepatic bile duct hamartoma in a 10-month-old with a morgagni hernia and multiple anatomical anomalies: a rare and incidental finding, Adil A. Shah, Michael Karass, Andrew J. Page, Bahig M. Shehata, and Megan M. Durham
Submissions from 2012
Assessing Renal Parenchymal Volume on Unenhanced CT as a Marker for Predicting Renal Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Supriya Gupta, Anand H. Singh, Amna Shabbir, Peter F. Hahn, Gordon Harris, and Dushyant Sahani
Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumour of Infancy: A Rare Brain Tumour of Childhood, Muhammad Babar Khan, Delvene Soares, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Rajesh Kumar, Khurram Minhas, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Concurrent intracranial and spinal arteriovenous malformations: Report of two pediatric cases and literature review, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Tanveer Ul Haq
Submissions from 2011
Vanishing Surgeons: Cultural, Economical, and Social Limitations for Pakistani Medical Students and Trainees, Ranish Deedar-Ali-Khawaja
Fuzzy logic: A “simple” solution for complexities in neurosciences?, Saniya Siraj Godil, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Ather Enam, and Uvais Qidwai
The road to residency and beyond for international medical graduates in the United States, Umair Khalid and Taimur Saleem
Intradiploic epidermoid cyst overlying the torcula: A surgical challenge, Amad Naseer Khan, Salema Khalid, and Ather Enam
Impact of today's media on university student's body image in Pakistan: a conservative, developing country's perspective, Amad Naseer Khan, Salema Khalid, Hussain I. Khan, and Mehnaz Jabeen
Adverse orthopedic effect of exogenous estrogens on men undergoing cross-gender hormonal therapy, Muhammad Adil Abbas Khan, Zain A. Sobani, and Mark Gorman
Debunking the Experience versus Expertise Debate in Surgical Specialties, Taimur Saleem
The Hirsch index - a play on numbers or a true appraisal of academic output?, Taimur Saleem
Large thymic carcinoma presenting with right ventricular failure: a case report., Taimur Saleem, S. H. Fatimi, and U. Khalid
Institutional review boards - a mixed blessing., Taimur Saleem and Umair Khalid
Submissions from 2010
Research-retreat-recovery: A potential model for organization and completion of research projects. Experience from a neurosurgery department in a developing country, Saniya Siraj Godil, Syed Faraz Kazim, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Improving schizophrenia diagnosis through biomarkers: An upcoming prospect, Syed Mohammad Asad Zaidi, Abdul Latif Bikak, and Rameez-ul Hassan
Submissions from 2009
Canadian progress in early child development - putting science into action., J. Fraser Mustard
Bridging the divide between the surgeon and the interventional radiologist: cooperation or/and competition?, Taimur Saleem
Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on organ donation among a selected adult population of Pakistan, Taimur Saleem, Sidra Ishaque, Nida Habib, Syedda Saadia Hussain, Areeba Jawed, Aamir Ali Khan, Muhammad Imran Ahmad, Mian Omer Iftikhar, Hamza Pervez Mughal, and Imtiaz Jehan
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: two new cases from Pakistan, Taimur Saleem, Madiha Rabbani, and Bushra Jamil
Submissions from 2008
Why Pakistani medical graduates must remain free to emigrate, Zarmeneh Aly and Fawad Taj
Clinical diagnostic reasoning and the curriculum: a medical student's perspective, Ali Amjad
What is the relationship of low back pain to signs of abnormal skeletal metabolism detected by bone scans?, Brenda Breuer, Marco Pappagallo, Fukiat Ongseng, Hena Akhtar, and Richard Goldfarb
Cervical cancer vaccine in Pakistan: let's start thinking, Ali Jawaid
Pakistani Urban Population Demonstrates a Poor Knowledge About Cancers: A Pilot Survey, Samia Mazahir, Rabeeya Nusrat, Munira Bokutz, Nida Butool Rizvi, Nadeem Nooruddin Jaffer, Rabia Malik, Kanwal Aliraza Merchant, Ali Raza, Maria Maqsood, Syed Faridul Hasnain, and Muhammad Rizwanulhaq Khawaja
Prevalence of Byssinosis in Spinning and Textile Workers of Karachi, Pakistan, Ismail Memon, Amanullah Panhwar, Dileep K. Rohra, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Nadir Khan
Disease mongering: the role of medical journals, Tauseef Ur Rehman and Ali Jawaid
Submissions from 2007
Factors associated with adherence to anti-hypertensive treatment in Pakistan, Saman K. Hashmi, Maria B. Afridi, Kanza Abbas, Rubina A. Sajwani, Danish Saleheen, Philippe M. Frossard, Mohammad Ishaq, Aisha Ambreen, and Usman Ahmad
Paediatric mental health in Pakistan: a neglected avenue, Ali Jawaid and Tauseef-Ur-Rehman
Medicinal importance of grapefruit juice and its interaction with various drugs, Jawad Kiani and Sardar Z. Imam
Utility of MRI in assessment of pituitary iron overload, Abdul Mueed Zafar, Lubna Zuberi, Ameer Hamza Khan, and Humera Ahsan
Submissions from 2006
Foreign body in the esophagus: a review, Omer Ashraf
Hemoptysis, a developing world perspective, Omer Ashraf
Dilemma of cancer screening in Pakistan, Hassan Khan, Mohammad Irfanulhaq Khawaja, and Muhammad Rizwanulhaq Khawaja
The burden of anxiety and depression among patients with chronic rheumatologic disorders at a tertiary care hospital clinic in Karachi, Pakistan, Abdul Waheed, Kamran Hameed, Abdul Moiz Khan, Junaid Ali Syed, and Ahmed Iqbal Mirza
Submissions from 2005
Latest approaches to the diagnosis and management of food allergies in children, Rahmat Ali, Saad Ali, Sheikh Arshad Saeed, Afrasyab Khan, Madiha Mustafa, and Sohaib Aleem
Attitude toward organ donation: a survey in Pakistan, Omer Ashraf, Saad Ali, Sumbul A. Ali, Hina Ali, Mehrulnisa Alam, Arshad Ali, and Talaha M. Ali
Why medical students are crucial to the future of research in South Asia, Fawad Aslam, Murtaza Shakir, and Muhammad Ahad Qayyum
An audit of the students' corner of Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Fawad Aslam and Abdul Waheed
Submissions from 2004
Attitudes and practices of postgraduate medical trainees towards research--a snapshot from Faisalabad, F Aslam, M A. Qayyum, H Mahmud, R Qasim, and I U. Haque
Left main coronary artery aneurysm associated with severe atherosclerosis: a case report from Pakistan, Hussain Mahmud and Naveed Akhtar
Patterns of tuberculosis in the central nervous system, Soobia Raza, Aliyah Sadaf, Faisal Fecto, Rushna Pervez Ali, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Ather Enam
Submissions from 2003
Seasonal variation in bacterial pathogens isolated from stool samples in Karachi, Pakistan, M Alam, Y N. Akhtar, S S. Ali, M Ahmed, M Atiq, A Ansari, F A. Chaudhry, H Bashir, M A. Bangash, and A Awais
Cross sectional review of children with ADHD presenting to an outpatient psychiatric institute in Pakistan, A Qureshi and D Thaver