Vol. 6 No. 9 (2018): September 2018

Published: 2018-08-25

Review Articles

Quality of health care in Nigeria: a myth or a reality

Benson Chukwunweike Ephraim-Emmanuel, Adetutu Adigwe, Roland Oyeghe, Daprim S. T. Ogaji

2875-2881

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183621
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Diagnosing celiac disease: a review of diagnostic modalities of celiac disease

Arslaan Javaeed

2882-2888

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183622
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Original Research Articles

The assessment of risk factors, lipid profile, uric acid and alanine aminotransferase in Helicobacter pylori-positive subjects

Martin Ernest Ndebi, Yvette Alvine Tonleu Guimtsop, Jean-de-Dieu Tamokou

2889-2894

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183623
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Insulin resistance and arterial stiffness: impact of gestational diabetes on pulse wave velocity

Aissatou Seck, Fatou Diallo Agne, Abibatou Sall Fall, Fatou Binetou Sar, Valentin Ouedraogo, Arame Mbengue, Magid Hallab, Abdoulaye Ba, Abdoulaye Samb

2895-2901

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183624
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Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ripon Barua, Monzurul Alam, Nadira Parvin, Rajib Chowdhury

2902-2910

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183625
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Investigation on the relationship between personal characteristics with lip, jaw and philtrum dimensions

Rengin Kosif, Murat Diramali, Selin Yilmaz

2911-2915

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183626
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Current prevalence of falciparum malarial infection among HIV patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in university of Uyo teaching hospital, Uyo Nigeria

Chijioke Patrick Amadi, Grace Michael Ikon, Udoinyang Clement Inyang

2916-2922

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183627
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Subjective and objective interpretation of tear film interferometry images

Nikhil Sharma, Katherine Oliver

2923-2928

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183628
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Patients’ over-visit phobia versus physician’s over-prescription phobia

Ramalingam Shanmugam

2929-2936

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183629
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Study of haematological abnormalities in HIV infected patients and its correlation with CD4 counts

Nirjharini Dhal, Sridhar Panda, Namita Mohapatra, Naresh C. Pattanayak, Rohan Pattanaik

2937-2942

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183385
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CT guided lung biopsy complications: a single centre prospective study

Mohd Farooq Mir, Muzafar Ahmed Naik, Javid Ahmed Malik

2943-2947

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183416
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Outcome of pulmonary hypertension in patient on dialysis following kidney transplantation: an observational study

Vasanth G., Siva N., Rajendran G., Venu G.

2948-2951

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183388
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Unveiling mediastinal pathology: role of EUS guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosing mediastinal lesions

Mukundan S., L. Venkatakrishnan, Vishnu Abishek R.

2952-2957

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183417
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Association of hyperuricemia and renal involvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Rumi Deori, Ratan Kumar Kotokey, Bedanta Bhuyan, Swarnali Devi Baruah

2958-2963

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183468
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Co-relation of ASA-PS with post operative complications and morbidity in hysterectomy patients

Dushyant M. Nijhawan, Jayshree J. Upadhye

2964-2968

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183447
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Colorectal polyps and heterotrophic esophageal polyp of colon in a paediatric cohort in South India

Vishnu Abishek R., L. Venkatakrishnan, Mukundan S.

2969-2973

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183448
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A study of factors determining outcome of acute kidney injury patients requiring hemodialysis

Vasanth G., Surendrakumar P., Catherine P., Venu G.

2974-2982

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183389
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Diagnostic efficacy of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in lung malignancies

Shubhra Tayal, Chandrashekhar P. Bhale

2983-2989

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183630
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Abdominal incisional hernia: retrospective study

Archana Shukla, Sameer Ahmed

2990-2994

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183631
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Study of dengue outbreak in north west zone of Rajasthan, India

Surendra Kumar, Chandrashekhar Bhandiwad, Rajkumar Lakhiwal, Chandreshwar Pratap Singh, Nitin Sharma, Atmaram Chhimpa, Akhil Gupta, Vipin Singhal

2995-2998

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183632
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Clinico-physiological profile of patients of pulmonary impairment after tuberculosis at a tertiary care centre

Gajendra V. Singh, Antriksh Srivastava, Vinisha Chandra, Santosh Kumar, Rishabh Goel

2999-3003

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183633
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Introduction of near peer assisted learning approach in teaching proper hand scrub technique among undergraduate students

Vijayata Sangwan, Mukesh Sangwan, Sunita Siwach, Shivani Khandelwal, Pinky Lakra, Rajiv Mahendru

3004-3009

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183634
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An observational study of cytopathological analysis of ascitic fluid or peritoneal washings cytology in ovarian neoplasms: correlation with histopathological parameters

Priya Jaswani, Sonal Gupta

3010-3014

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183635
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A study of thyroid function in premenopausal and postmenopausal women of Dibrugarh town, Assam, India

Gitartha Bordoloi, Wasima Jahan

3015-3019

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183636
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A study of knowledge, attitude and practice in diabetic retinopathy among patients attending a primary health care centre

Malavika Geethadevi, Bindu Thampi, Joosadima Antony, Remya Raghavan, Rekha R. Sasidharan, Ajith Mohan

3020-3024

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183637
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Evaluation of visual evoked potentials in type II diabetes mellitus subjects attending a tertiary care hospital

Gowri V.

3025-3029

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183638
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Incidence of biliary complications in living donor liver transplantation

Joseph Varghese

3030-3033

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183639
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Comparison of intramuscular diclofenac sodium, diclofenac sodium suppository and intravenous tramadol for postoperative analgesia in gynaecological surgeries done under spinal anaesthesia

Sonali Mahendra Khobragade

3034-3041

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183640
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The study of prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the first degree relatives of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Mahim Mittal, Himanshu Gupta, Deepshikha .

3042-3046

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183641
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Safety and efficacy of dialyzer reuse by manual reprocessing: an observational study

Mahim Mittal, Anoop K. Singh, Sudheer Yadav, Shilpa U. V.

3047-3050

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183642
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Utility of serum lactate dehydrogenase in the diagnosis of megaloblastic anemia

Amrapali L. Gaikwad, D. S. Jadhav

3051-3056

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183643
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USG guided femoral nerve block vs fascia iliaca compartment block as post-operative analgesia in hip fracture patients

Usha Shukla, Mizma Jahan, Shagufta Naaz, Swati Srivastava

3057-3062

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183644
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Anatomical variations of sphenoid sinus on multi-detector computed tomography and its usefulness in trans-sphenoidal endoscopic skull base surgery

Manisha S. Lokwani, Jayant Patidar, Vijay Parihar

3063-3071

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183645
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A cross sectional study to estimate prevalence of obesity and its risk factors in adolescent school children in Western Maharashtra, India

Jagannath S. Shete, Anjali V. Wagh

3072-3075

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183646
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A study of the association between hyperuricemia and knee osteoarthritis in the coastal Indian population

Sujit Jos, Rajeev Anand, Nawfal Nazar, Renju Jose

3076-3079

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183647
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Effects of yoga in modifying blood pressure in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Namita Shrivastava, Basant Kumar Maheswari, Debapriya Rath, Debashree Sarkar

3080-3083

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183648
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Serological and molecular approaches for leptospirosis at a tertiary care centre in northern India

Saurabh Chaurasia, Raj Kumar Kalyan, Prashant Gupta, Kamlesh K. Gupta, Chandra Kanta, Akanksha Gupta

3084-3088

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183649
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Study of prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Raj K. Singh, Mahim Mittal, Amit Singh, Ajay Kumar

3089-3094

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183650
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Preliminary study of ratio of amylose and amylopectin as indicators of glycemic index and in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis of rice and wheat starches

Gowri Murugadass, Kavita Dipnaik

3095-3098

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183651
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Prevalence of metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLS) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalized patients in rural tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India

Sarita Sinha, Amit Singh, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Dharmendra Prasad Singh, Sunita Kumari

3099-3104

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183652
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A study on surgical management of undescended testis

Mallikarjuna M., Mahesh Dhotre, Shanmukhappa S.

3105-3110

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183653
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Isobaric levobupivacaine a better and safer substitute for spinal anaesthesia in patients undergoing prolonged lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries

Wasimul Hoda, Abhishek Kumar, Priodarshi Roychoudhury

3111-3115

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183654
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Association between serum zinc level and simple febrile seizures in children: a hospital-based study

Najmus Saqib, Mahvish Qazi

3116-3119

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183655
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Clinico-pathological spectrum of testicular and paratesticular lesions: a retrospective study

Annu Charak, Irfan Ahmed, Bushra Rashid Sahaf, Rehana Qadir, A. R. Rather

3120-3123

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183656
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Clinical and angiographic profile in patients of western Rajasthan undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: a single centre experience

Sanjeev Sanghvi, Aditya Kumar, Rohit Mathur, Anil Baroopal

3124-3131

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183657
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Assessment of role of genetic polymorphisms in XRCC1, XRCC2 and XRCC3 genes in cervical cancer susceptibility from a rural population: a hospital based case-control study from Maharashtra, India

Kailas D. Datkhile, Madhavi N. Patil, Pratik P. Durgawale, Shreepad A. Joshi, Kalpita S. Korabu, Satish V. Kakade

3132-3139

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183658
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ANA immunofluorescence versus profile-how well they perform in autoimmune diseases: an analysis of their clinical utility in a tertiary care centre

Velammal Petchiappan, Adityan Guhan, Sumitra Selvam, V. N. Nagaprabu

3140-3146

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183659
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Correlation of BMI and serum albumin with c-reactive protein in male patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Pranab Mandal, Niranjan Sit, Abinash Agarwala, Aloke Gopal Ghoshal, Debasmita Bandyopadhyay

3147-3151

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183660
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Screening for retinopathy, risk factors, adherence to treatment and complications among diabetic and hypertensive individuals attending a primary care centre in Puducherry, India

Amod Hansdak, Saravanan V., Manikandan ., Navin ., Joy Bazroy, Velavan ., Anil J. Purty

3152-3155

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183661
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Association between serum magnesium and obesity in postmenopausal women

Alka Yadav, Madhuri Gupta, R. C. Gupta

3156-3159

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183662
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Incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia and drug-resistant bacterial preponderance: a fact to ponder

Johny G. Asir, Vidya Jayasekaran, Vadivu Shanmugam, Sujitha Elan, Reba Kanungo

3160-3165

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183663
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Epilepsy: what do Indian public living in Jammu know?

Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Parveen Singh, Pawan Sharma, Renu Rani, Rashmi Kumari, Riya Gupta

3166-3171

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183664
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Case Reports

Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as pneumomediastinum: a case report

Aditya Dhananjay Phadte, Chitralekha Anilkumar Nayak, Ramona Menezes, Akshay Surendra Naik

3172-3174

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183449
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Multicystic nephroma: a rare benign renal tumor with diagnostic predicament

Kusuma Venkatesh, Savithri Ravindra, Ankita Agarwal, Ankit Malhotra

3175-3178

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183665
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Spontaneous intravesical knotting of infant feeding tube: a rare case report

Ashvin S. Gadhvi, Udit I. Gadhvi, Nimesh B. Thakkar, Nidhi D. Shah, Ranjit Zapadiya

3179-3181

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183666
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A rare case presentation of hydatid cyst in ilio-psoas muscle

Kamlesh Galani, Bhargav Trivedi, Jaivik Vaghela

3182-3185

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183667
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Suprasellar epidermoid cyst: a rare cause of painless progressive bilateral vision loss-case report with clinico-radiological correlation

Gaurav Chauhan, Vivek Singh, R. V. Phadke, Sapna Yadav

3186-3188

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183668
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Stenosis in single coronary artery originating from right sinus of valsalva: asymptomatic upto sixth decade of life

Kasam Subramanyam, Guru Kiran Dangeti, Rangaraj R. Ramalingam, Nagraj S. Moorthy

3189-3191

DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183669
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