Pakistan Physiological Society

Pakistan Journal of Physiology

Pak J Physiol 2020;16(2)

Recognised by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
Recognised by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)
p-ISSN 1819-270X, e-ISSN 2073-1183, IP/0034
Volume 16, No. 2 (Apr-Jun 2020)

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Open different routes to get a PhD ―need of the hour

Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Serum testosterone levels in depressive male patients

Nasar Abbas Shamsi, Sobia Waqas, Shazadi Ambreen, Hira Ayaz, Mahvash Khan, Waqas Hameed

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Haematological and immunological parameters among diacetylmorphine addicts

Syeda Huma Khizar, Syed Hamid Habib, Muhammad Omar Malik, Sahar Farhat, Safia Bibi, Qazi Muhammed Qasim

6

Deciphering adiponectin-insulin resistance nexus in normal pregnant versus non-pregnant women

Javaria Sharafat, Maria Gill, Sara Naeem, Sidra Arshad, Tallat Naureen

9

Clinical complications and outcome of febrile neutropenia in children at a tertiary care hospital

Syed Sajid Hussain Shah, Mohammad Ali Raza, Shahzad Najeeb, Bibi Aalia, Syed Muhammad Hasnain, Qazi Muhammad Qasim

13

Treatment outcome and adverse effects of drug resistant tuberculosis patients at Larkana and Sukkur tuberculosis centres

Ayaz Ali Unar, Abdullah Dayo, Muhammad Ali Ghoto, Khalida Unar, Muhammad Ali Khokhar

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Introducing ‘Socrative’ as a formative assessment tool in undergraduate medical curriculum

Hira Moin, Sadaf Majeed, Khurram Irshad, Riffat Shafi, Ammara Yousaf, Ifra Ashraf

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Frequency of various risk factors and their correlation with outcome in complete heart block patients coming to a tertiary care hospital

Faizania Shabbir, Irum Rehman, Tausif Ahmed Rajput, Tanvir Ahmed Raja

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Peer assisted learning (PAL): views and perspectives

Faiza Alam, Hasan Salman Siddiqi, Asma Akbar Ladak, Ashmal Sami, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Rehana Rehman

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Comparison of ulnar and median nerve conduction parameters between males and females

Maria Shafiq, Syed Hamid Habib, Muhammad Omar Malik, Bushra Bashir, Qazi Muhammad Qasim, Sahar Farhat

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Prevalence of dyslipidemia in hypertensive and diabetic patients

Muhammad Zubair, Saman Waqar, Somia Abid, Ayesha Haider, Sohail Kamran

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Screening of eating disorders using SCOFF questionnaire in male diabetics in district Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Jamshed Warsi, Benazir Mahar, Shafaq Ansari, Tazeen Shah

41

Teachers’ perceptions about bedside teaching in public sector medical colleges of Lahore

Sajid Hussain, Sadia Zaheer

45

Assessment of children presenting with history of pica for iron deficiency anaemia by serum ferritin estimation

Shahzad Najeeb, Syed Sajid Hussain Shah, Bibi Aalia, Shabana Sarwar, Asfandyar, Ejaz Hussain

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Renal Doppler ultrasound as predictor of renal impairment in patients with Hepatitis C and its correlation with serum creatinine

Burhan Rasheed, Soban M. Daud, Saima Rasheed, Ameen Hamood Abdo Rageh, Faisal Masood

52

Self evaluation of dental appearance satisfaction among children aged 13–17 years attending government schools in Peshawar

Ariffullah Khan, Nazullah Khan, Muhammad Salman Khan, Haseeb Ahmad, Mahwish Zeb, Shahwar Ahmad

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Parenting styles, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence and academic achievement in medical students

Tania Qamar, Sana Majeed

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Guidelines for Authors

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