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Research ArticleCareer Aspiration and Life Satisfaction of Final Year Medical School Students
Uzma Zahid
The aim of this study was to assess career aspiration and its three subscales (leadership, achievement, educational) and their relationship with life-satisfaction in final year medical school students of both genders. This cross-sectional study was carried out…
5 Mar 2018DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.487.491- Research Article
Safety Profile for Evaluation of Berberine in Sprague- Dawley Rats: Effects on Renal, Liver and Myelopoietic Functions
Attia Anwar, Sajida Malik, Zobia Usman, Sadia Chiragh
The study was designed to investigate the effect of berberine toxicity on liver enzymes, renal function, serum uric acid and blood cell counts of Sprague-Dawley rats. For this purpose, twenty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided in two groups. Group A (n=10) was g…
5 Mar 2018DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.492.495 - Research Article
Correlates of Professional Quality of Life in Nurses
Zehra Mohsin, Sarah Shahed, Talat Sohail
To look into the correlation between demographic variables, perceived social support and professional quality of lifeof nurses in public hospitals. A sample of 160 nurses of age (M=33.48, SD=9.18) was selected from public hospitals of Lahore. The nurses comple…
1 Mar 2018DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.474.478 
Research ArticleAn Assessment of the Contact History of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients from Sindh: A Gender based comparison
Muhammad Yahya Noori, Saharish Rizwan, Zaheer Ali, Shaheen Sharafat
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the pattern of transmission in patients suffering from Multidrug resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis by assessing their contact information. Data were obtained and analyzed from 164 individuals suffering from MDR TB. Record…
1 Mar 2018DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.479.482- Research Article
Quality of Life and Marital Satisfaction in Parents of Children with Leukemia
Afsheen Masood, Rubab Musarrat, Shama Mazahir, Adeela Ashraf
The current research study investigated the differences in reported quality of life and perceived marital satisfaction in parents of children with leukemia with that of normal cohort. Case control study design was used. The sample consisted of N=120 parents ou…
28 Feb 2018 
Research ArticleLevel of Awareness of Hepatitis C Among Primary Grade: A School Health Intervention
Aneeza Jamshed, Syed Amir Gillani
There is a lack of awareness about hepatitis C due to poverty, involvement of quacks and less penetration of mass media. To develop the awareness of hepatitis C among primary grade students. A total of 150 students of primary grade among 300, of Government sec…
28 Feb 2018
Research ArticleEffectiveness of Routine Physical Therapy with and without Eccentric Loading Training for the Rehabilitation of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Arooj Fatima, Ashfaq Ahmed
To determine and compare the effectiveness of routine physical therapy with and without eccentric strength training in patients with rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy. This single blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted at University Physical therapy and…
28 Feb 2018- Research Article
Maternal Mortality in Eclampsia after Cesarean Section versus Vaginal Delivery
Ghazala Saeed, Rabia Wajid, Ayesha Yousaf Dar
Preeclampsia with generalized tonic-clonic convulsions is termed as eclampsia. Eclampsia isassociated with multiple maternal and fetal complications. Eclampsiais an obstetric emergency and quick decision making is required to save lives. The objective of the s…
16 Jan 2018DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.446.450 
Research ArticleHypertension and Pre-Hypertension with Associated Risk Factors Among MBBS Students of Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore
Rana Hanan, Muhammad Waqar Shafi, Sumair Anwar, Numrah Nawaz
Hypertension is a multifactorial chronic disease and a silent cause of high causalities around the globe. Both hyper and pre-hypertension affect all ages and professions, and are as common as flu infections by affecting 1 in every 5 persons. In order to determ…
11 Jan 2018DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.440.445- Research Article
Effect of Hydrocortisone on Reducing severity of Post Dural Puncture Headache after Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Caesarean section
Shumaila Ashfaq, Liaqat Ali, Muhammad Ashraf Zia, Rizwan Ahmad Khan, Mehtash Butt
Spinal anesthesia is frequently used in pregnant female undergoing caesarean section due to its safety than general anaesthesia. Post dural puncture headache (PDPH) is commonly occurring problem associated with spinal anaesthesia and causes a considerable morb…
29 Dec 2017 - Research Article
Topical Betamethasone Valerate and Calcipotriol Ointments for the Therapyof Mild and Moderate Psoriasisvulgaris: A Randomized, Comparative Study
Sana Imran, Sarwat Jahan, Mohammad Sair
To determine the effectiveness of both topically applied Betamethasone valerate and Calcipotriol ointments for the therapy of mild and moderate types of psoriasis.This comparative study was conducted in Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi in the Pharma…
24 Dec 2017 
Research ArticleComparison of Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides and Maitland Manual Therapy in Non-Specific Neck Pain on Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Neck Disability Index
Fahad Tanveer, Adnan Afzal, Muhammad Adeel, Sana Shahid, Maham Masood
Incidence of neck pain is increasing day by day due to changed, sedentary, non-ergonomic environment and life style. This becomes the reason of an increased load of human resource and cost. To shed this load of resources and cost, it’s essential to sort…
24 Dec 2017- Editorial
Open Peer Reviews and Blind Peer Reviews: Merits and Demerits
Prof. Dr. Saira Afzal
The peer review process is essentially the quality control mechanism. Scientific discoveries and advancements have far reaching implications especially in health and medical publications. The quality assurance mechanism in medical journals has to be stringent…
21 Nov 2017DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.421.422 - Guest Editorial
Intensive Care Units and Health Insurance Policies: Challenging and Life Saving Options
Dr. Moazzam Baig Mirza
The Importance of ICU’s Intensive/Critically care facility cannot be denied in any good hospital. May it be a District General hospital or an Academic teaching hospital in a public or private sector? It is a challenging and life saving facility.
21 Nov 2017DOI 10.21649/journal.akemu/2017/23.4.423.424