Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jan 2018
Evaluation of Nitrate Reductase Assay for Early Detection of Multi and Extensively Drug Resistance Tuberculosis in our Setup.
To evaluate the performance of nitrate reductase assay on smear positive pulmonary specimens for detection of multi and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis simultaneously. ⋯ Nitrate reductase assay is a reliable, low cost and accurate method that can be used for early for diagnosis of multi and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jan 2018
The Prognostic Value of Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
The effect of heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) remains unclear on the quality of the prognoses of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The authors searched the EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Medline electronic databases from their respective inceptions throughout June 2017. Odds ratios were pooled from individual studies, and conducted heterogeneity analysis, quality assessment, and publication bias analysis. ⋯ ACS patients positive for H-FABP had higher rates in cardiac events and mortality. The incidence of MI showed no significant difference, possibly because this study was based on limited data from randomized studies. Additional substantial randomized controlled trials certainly needed to verify these discovery.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jan 2018
Demographics and Outome in Paediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Single Centre Experience at The Children Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
To describe the patient demographics and outcome analysis in paediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients. ⋯ Burkitts lymphoma was the commonest type of NHL seen in this cohort that predominantly presented with an abdominal mass. Children usually presented in advanced stage with delayed diagnosis. Better supportive care can improve the prognosis significantly. Training of pediatricians is equally important along with increasing parental/family knowledge about the disease symptoms so that they can seek early medical care, and earlier diagnosis is possible.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Dec 2017
Negative Predictive Value of Ultrasound in Predicting Tumor-Free Margins in Specimen Sonography.
To evaluate the success of ultrasound in post-excision specimen visualization, and negative predictive value of ultrasound for estimation of tumor-free margins using histopathology as the gold standard. ⋯ Ultrasound of the excised breast tumor specimen is a simple and reliable technique for confirmation of the tumor-free margins in non-palpable breast lesions.