Vol 5, No 7 (2017)

July 2017

Table of Contents

Original Research Articles

Clinical symptoms, paraclinical tests and histopathological results in children with acute appendicitis in Zabol southeast of Iran: a cross-sectional study
Mehran Hesaraki
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172596
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2836-2840
The study of serum c-reactive protein and its diagnostic importance in reducing the rate of negative appendectomy
Bandana Kumari, Pawan Kumar, Neha Chaudhary, Anil Kumar, Achal Narain Roy
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172617
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2841-2844
Psychoactive substance use in a sample of community outreach participants; prevalence, correlates and ease of incorporating care
Kingsley M. Okonoda, Gabriel N. Mwoltu, Olubukola O. Arigbede, Kenneth Yakubu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172572
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2845-2853
Epley’s maneuver versus Semont’s maneuver in treatment of posterior canal benign positional paroxysmal vertigo
Ajayan P. V., Aleena P. F., Anju Mariam Jacob
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172574
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2854-2860
Effect of probiotic supplement (kidilact) on prevention of acute diarrhea in children: a double-blind randomized clinical trial
Mehran Hesaraki
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172595
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2861-2864
Formative evaluation impacting the results of summative evaluation-a feedback based cross sectional study carried out among instructors of an international medical school
Kusai M. Alsalhanie, Sanjib Das, Sulaimaan Abdus-Samad
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172571
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2865-2869
Application of surgical periodontics for accelerated orthodontic correction of class ll division l malocclusion with skeletal discrepancy
Suryakanta Narendra, N. C. Sahani, Sanghamitra Jena
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172615
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2870-2877
Does a routine post brush bronchial wash increase the yield in diagnosis of lung cancer?
Mathan Raj S., Sowmiya Murali
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172570
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2878-2882
Variations of great saphenous vein: a cadaveric study in central Indian population
Neha Rai, Sheema Nair, Naresh Thanduri, Rajeev Joshi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172616
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2883-2886
A comparison of serum and transcutaneous methods for diagnosis of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Mehran Hesaraki
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172597
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2887-2889
Comparison of tramadol and pethidine for control of shivering in regional anesthesia
Cherish Paul, John Paul
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172621
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2890-2894
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease patients
Arunraj Ezhumalai, Ravikumar V.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172620
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2895-2904
Evaluating the epidemiology and needs of oral cancer patients from Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India
Vikram R. Niranjan, Sudarshan G. Ranpise
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172573
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2905-2911
Characterization of pseudobasophilia on Sysmex-XT 1800i automated hematology analyser
Chethana Mannem, Thejasvi Krishanmurthy, Gayathri Gayathri B. R., Preetha D. Prabhu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172594
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2912-2916
Analysis of causes and outcomes of corneal transplantation in al-zahra eye hospital in southeast of Iran from 2011-2016
Behrouz Dehghan, Mohammadnaeem Aminifard, Zahra Raisi, Mohammad Mehran Aminifard
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172598
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2917-2920
Blood pressure measurement in overweight, underweight and normal BMI undergraduate students of a private medical college: correlation of BMI with blood pressure
Shah Mohd Abbas Waseem, Rubeena Bano
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172592
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2921-2925
Quantification of serum hepcidin as a potential biomarker in diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia
Sonal Vyas, Anil Kapoor, S. K. Nema, Sanjeev Suman
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172546
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2926-2930
Study of utilization pattern and analysis of efficacy of newer angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with hypertension and type-II diabetes with or without hypertension
Rajashree Samal, Jyoti Prakash Panda, Kali Prasad Pattnaik
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172537
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2931-2937
Needle stick injuries in a tertiary care hospital in India: observations from a clinical audit
N. Gita, N. P. Rao
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172593
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2938-2942
Laparoscopic versus open pyelolithotomy: our experience of 40 patients
Chetna Choudhary, Abhinav Jauhari
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172591
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2943-2946
Effect of antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents in elderly patients of chronic subdural hematoma: a case control study from a tertiary care centre
Nilesh Vishnu Potdar, Suresh Kumar S., Bhavadasan Kaplinghat
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172538
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2947-2951
Comparison of diagnostic yield of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay and ZN (Ziehl-Neelsen) staining in serosal fluids from HIV and non-HIV patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
Mahim Mittal, Ritesh Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172967
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2952-2955
Small bowel enterocutaneous fistulae: is waiting worth?
Mukesh Kumar, Abhinav Jauhari
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172968
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2956-2959
Macrocalcification in thyroid nodule
Naina Verma, Shobha Mohindroo, Ramesh Azad, N. K. Mohindroo
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172969
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2960-2963
Role of sST2 in prognostication and risk stratification in patients with heart failure
Gaurav Pradip Thakre, Manjunath Bagur Venkat, Bhabani Charan Sahoo
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172970
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2964-2968
A study on virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance pattern among enterococci isolated from various clinical specimens from a tertiary care hospital
Hemalatha G., Bhaskaran K., Sowmiya M., Anusheela Howlader, Sethumadhavan K.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172971
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2969-2974
Monteggia fracture dislocation in adults: study of functional outcome following surgical treatment in patients attending a tertiary care center in North India
Shameem A. Khan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172972
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2975-2981
Effect of oral clonidine premedication on hemodynamic responses during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Anshu Mali, Unnati Asthana, Jai Prakash, Nandini Londhe, Suhail Bandey, Gaurav Arya
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172973
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2982-2988
Study of the causes and factors which affect compliance of the patient in directly observed short course chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis in Central India
Vivek Saxena, Shreshtha Saxena
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172974
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2989-2992
A profile of 96 cases of penetrating injury of abdomen
Chatragadda Ramya, Kasula Jayasree
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172975
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2993-2997
Pseudo cholinesterase-diagnostic and prognostic value in organophosphorus poisoning
Lokesh A. J., Deepak U. G, Venkatesh K. B., Yuvaraj M. K.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172976
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2998-3002
Impact of malnutrition on head size and development quotient
Kavita Tiwari, Suresh Goyal, Sunny Malvia, Anuradha Sanadhya, Rameshwar L. Suman, Rupali Jain
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172977
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3003-3006
Assessment of surgical outcome in emergency gastrointestinal surgeries using P-POSSUM score
Prasan Kumar Hota, Harshita Yellapragada
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172978
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3007-3011
Mother's experience in managing labor pain in Central Java Indonesia
Heni Setyowati Esti Rahayu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172979
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3012-3017
Comparison of mini-bestest and dynamic gait index for prediction of fall susceptibility in old individuals
. Miqdad, Sushil Kumar Pawar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172980
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3018-3022
Clinical features, predisposing factors and radiological study of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: experience from a tertiary care center in Southern India
Aneesh T., Hemamalini Gururaj, Arpitha J. S., Anusha Rao, Vaishnavi Chakravarthy, Abhiman Shetty
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172981
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3023-3028
Status of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in knee osteoarthritis among type 2-diabetic postmenopausal women
Reetika Shrivastava, Neelima Singh, Y. S. Chandel, R. K. S. Dhakad, Vedika Rathore, Swati Shrivastava
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172982
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3029-3032
Transfusion effect of random donor platelet and single donor platelet in thrombocytopenic patients at tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat
Chirag A. Unagar, Snehal G. Patel, Kamal A. Patel, Amrish N. Pandya, Mayur A. Jarag, Jitendra N. Patel,, Sangita J. Wadhwani
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172983
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3033-3037
A study on prevalence and co-morbidity of bipolar and anxiety disorders in chronic headache patients
Sivaji M., Manickavasagam J., Indumathi Sundaramurthi, Gopinathan S.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172984
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3038-3043
Self-assessment: how do third year medical students rate their performance during problem-based learning?
Sehlule Vuma, Bidyadhar Sa
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172985
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3044-3052
Association between components of metabolic syndrome and elevated intraocular pressure
Krishnamoorthy Rathnakumar, Geetha Rajagopalan, Kaliaperumal Ramachandran, Venkatachalam Ramesh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172986
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3053-3058
Attitude towards mental illness among doctors and nurses in a tertiary care centre, Pondicherry, India
V. Sujaritha, M. Partheeban, T. Thiviya, M. Sowmiya
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172987
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3059-3064
Stability of visual acuity after cessation of occlusion therapy in patients of amblyopia
Arjumand Nazir, Fayaz A. Wani, Sumaya Shah, Saleema Dar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172988
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3065-3070
Biliary ductal variations and its clinical implications: a cadaveric study
Priyanka Parmar, Suresh Kanta Rathee, SK Dhattarwal, Sanjay Marwah
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172989
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3071-3075
Antibiotic profiling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from pus sample of rural tertiary care hospital of Western Maharashtra, Loni, India
Namita A. Raytekar, Meghna R. Choudhari, Sonali Das
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172990
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3076-3081
Thrombocytosis: can it be used as a marker for tuberculosis?
Suman Rathod, Dinesh Ramesh Samel, Prasita Kshirsagar, Muddasir Pokar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172991
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3082-3086
Clinical correlation between dry eye and pterygium: a study done at government medical college Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, North India
Angli Manhas, Dinesh Gupta, Aditi Gupta, Dinesh Kumar, Rameshwar S. Manhas, Gaurav S. Manhas
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172992
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3087-3094
Clinico-radiological pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis with diabetes mellitus
Vaibhav Krishna, Nitish Gupta, Dinesh Reddy, Kamaljeet Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172993
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3095-3097
Treatment default among pulmonary tuberculosis patients at an urban slum in South-Eastern Nigeria
Ndubuisi O. Nwachukwu, Azu R. Onyeagba, Elendu C. Onwuchekwa, Okoronkwo C. Uche, Ulasi A. Esther
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172994
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3098-3102
Onset and duration of epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and bupivacaine plus fentanyl: a comparative study
Pujala Umapathy, Md. Ayathullah
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172995
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3103-3106
Study of pulmonary function tests in response to localized cold stimuli in age group between 19-30 years of Guwahati city
Bijit Dutta, Bonti Bora
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172996
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3107-3110
The measurement of blood pressure in winter season and its co-relation with blood pressure after cold exposure in summer season: a cross-sectional study in Gauhati medical college and hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
Mousumi Chakrabarty, Bonti Bora
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172997
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3111-3113
HbA1c is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in association with oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Siva Prasad Palem
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172998
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3114-3119
Prevalence of constitutive and inducible clindamycin resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care institute in North India
Jeevan Shetty, Zarrin Afroz
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172999
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3120-3125
Comparison of microwave decalcification with conventional decalcification method by using different decalcifying agents
Ahmad Danish Rehan, Sonal Saigal, Ankur Bhargava, Uddipan Kumar, Pragya Thakur, Tasnim Kausar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173000
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3126-3128
Clinical benefits of preemptive oral clonidine versus oral tramadol for abdominal hysterectomy conducted under subarachnoid block with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine: a comparative evaluation
Kumkum Gupta, Swati Sharma, Prashant K. Gupta, Guljeet Kaur, Vasundra Tyagi, Bilal Ahmad Makroo
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173001
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3129-3134
Percutaneous transcatheter intervention in a cyanotic congenital heart disease at tertiary care hospital in Western Rajasthan: a single centre experience
Rohit Mathur, Deepak Gupta, Goutam Kumar, Sanjeev Sanghvi, Anil Baroopal
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173002
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3135-3139
Serum adenosine deaminase levels and other laboratory parameters in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a clinicopathological study
Prabhavati Mugulkod, Sateesh Chavan S.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173003
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3140-3148
Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriers and the prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among medical students
Baag Shaza R., Vishvesh P. Bansal, Manjushree Bhalchandra, Jyotsna Mishra
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173004
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3149-3153
HIV and hepatitis B co-infection - prevalence and clinical spectrum in a rural tertiary care centre of Northern India
Ranjit Kumar Nim, Vivek Kumar Verma, Manoj Kumar, Dheeraj Kela, Brijesh Singh, Neetu Singh, Anand Kumar Singh, Sushil Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173005
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3154-3160
Study of microalbuminuria as early risk marker of nephropathy in type 2 diabetic subjects
Manish K. Verma, Pradeep Kumar, Preeti Sharma, V. K. Singh, Shashi Prabha Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173006
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3161-3166
Analysis of autopsies conducted for deaths due to accidental trauma: a ten years record-based study
Mangesh Ramchandra Ghadge, Dinesh Ramesh Samel
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173007
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3167-3171
Optimal cut-off values for obesity using classification tree in middle-aged adults living Rio de Janeiro city
Wollner Materko, Edil Luis Santos
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173008
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3172-3177
Nutritional status vis-a-vis iodine deficiency in children of "Save Our Soul"children’s village in rural Varanasi: a micro-level study
Madan M. Majhi, Chandra P. Mishra, Prem Shankar, Zoobi Khanam
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173009
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3178-3184
Death due to sickle cell anemia: autopsy diagnosis
Manjusha Shripad Dhawle, Ashwini Radhakrishan Tangde, Santosh Govind Rathod, Rajan S. Bindu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173010
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3185-3189
Nutritional status of underfive children of Mumbai suburban region
Vaishali R. Ghane, Ranjith Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173011
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3190-3196
Neurodevelopmental outcome of babies with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Sirajuddin Nazeer, Senthilkumar K., Thangavel A., Uma Maheswari M.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173012
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3197-3203
The descriptive study of anxiety levels among diabetics: insulin users versus non-insulin users
Hamza Maqsood, Hassan Abdullah Shakeel, Ali Raza Khan, Basit Ali, Syed Asfand Yar Shah
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173013
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3204-3207
Comparative study of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy with and without adjunctive topical use of Mitomycin C
Ganesh P. Kulkarni, Ashwini S. Handal
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173014
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3208-3213
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Cancer Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Manjusha S. Dhawle, Ashwini R. Tangde, Bhagyashree P. Mundhe, Santosh G. Rathod, Rajan S. Bindu
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173015
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3214-3217
Role of technetium scan in diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism
Prasad Nayak N., Roshan Maben, Nisha Chako, Santosh T. Soans
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173016
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3218-3221
Sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men: a retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital
Prabahar P., Ranganathan T., Vijayabhaskar C., S. Kalaivani, Balamurugan L., Sivasankri P.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173017
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3222-3226
Antifungal activity of various plant oils against yeast isolates from ICU patients
Akansha Suman, Sapna Chauhan, Suman Lata, Rajeev K. Sharma
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173018
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3227-3230
Clinical profile of patients with cardiac syndrome X in a tertiary care hospital
Bhavya R., Suresh G., Subramanyam K.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173019
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3231-3234

Case Reports

An extraordinary variation in origin of inferior alveolar nerve and its clinical significance: a case report
Shweta Jha, Gitanjali Khorwal, Sunita Kalra
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173021
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3235-3238
Balloon cavoplasty in membranous obstruction of vena cava
Sunil Abhisek B., Kumar B.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173022
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3239-3242
Esophageal lung associated with VACTERL anomaly: a case report
Aditi Deshpande, Shalil Patil, Abhaya Gupta, Paras Kothari
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173023
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3243-3246
Mixed phenotype acute leukaemia: a case report of an unusual presentation
Veeraraghavan Gurusamy, Ramya Panneerselvam, Bharathi Vidhya Jayanthi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173024
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3247-3250
Psoas abscess due to mycobacterium tuberculosis: a case report
Ranjana R. Khorgade, Pramod R. Bhise, Mukta M. Deshmukh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173025
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3251-3253
Isolated tuberculous epididymo-orchitis masquerading as testicular tumor: a diagnostic dilemma
Shweta Rana, Shivani Kalhan, Rahul N. Satarkar, Shilpa Garg, Ashok Sangwaiya
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173026
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3254-3256
Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis (scrofula): USG, doppler and elastographic evaluation: report of two cases
Suresh V. Phatak, Nipun Gupta, Pallavi Phatak
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173027
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3257-3260
Lichen simplex chronicus
Vadla Vidya Sagar, Borra Chaitanya, Aruna Surakasula
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173028
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3261-3263

Educational Forum

Socio-economic status scales updated for 2017
Tulika Singh, Sanju Sharma, Seetharamaiya Nagesh
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173029
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3264-3267