Vol 6, No 9 (2018)

September 2018

Table of Contents

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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183621
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2875-2881
Diagnosing celiac disease: a review of diagnostic modalities of celiac disease
Arslaan Javaeed
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183622
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2882-2888

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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183623
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2889-2894
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183624
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2895-2901
Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ripon Barua, Monzurul Alam, Nadira Parvin, Rajib Chowdhury
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183625
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2902-2910
Investigation on the relationship between personal characteristics with lip, jaw and philtrum dimensions
Rengin Kosif, Murat Diramali, Selin Yilmaz
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183626
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2911-2915
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183627
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2916-2922
Subjective and objective interpretation of tear film interferometry images
Nikhil Sharma, Katherine Oliver
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183628
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2923-2928
Patients’ over-visit phobia versus physician’s over-prescription phobia
Ramalingam Shanmugam
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183629
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2929-2936
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183385
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2937-2942
CT guided lung biopsy complications: a single centre prospective study
Mohd Farooq Mir, Muzafar Ahmed Naik, Javid Ahmed Malik
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183416
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2943-2947
Outcome of pulmonary hypertension in patient on dialysis following kidney transplantation: an observational study
Vasanth G., Siva N., Rajendran G., Venu G.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183388
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2948-2951
Unveiling mediastinal pathology: role of EUS guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosing mediastinal lesions
Mukundan S., L. Venkatakrishnan, Vishnu Abishek R.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183417
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2952-2957
Association of hyperuricemia and renal involvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Rumi Deori, Ratan Kumar Kotokey, Bedanta Bhuyan, Swarnali Devi Baruah
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183468
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2958-2963
Co-relation of ASA-PS with post operative complications and morbidity in hysterectomy patients
Dushyant M. Nijhawan, Jayshree J. Upadhye
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183447
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2964-2968
Colorectal polyps and heterotrophic esophageal polyp of colon in a paediatric cohort in South India
Vishnu Abishek R., L. Venkatakrishnan, Mukundan S.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183448
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2969-2973
A study of factors determining outcome of acute kidney injury patients requiring hemodialysis
Vasanth G., Surendrakumar P., Catherine P., Venu G.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183389
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2974-2982
Diagnostic efficacy of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in lung malignancies
Shubhra Tayal, Chandrashekhar P. Bhale
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183630
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2983-2989
Abdominal incisional hernia: retrospective study
Archana Shukla, Sameer Ahmed
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183631
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2990-2994
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183632
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2995-2998
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183633
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2999-3003
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183634
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3004-3009
An observational study of cytopathological analysis of ascitic fluid or peritoneal washings cytology in ovarian neoplasms: correlation with histopathological parameters
Priya Jaswani, Sonal Gupta
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183635
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3010-3014
A study of thyroid function in premenopausal and postmenopausal women of Dibrugarh town, Assam, India
Gitartha Bordoloi, Wasima Jahan
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183636
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3015-3019
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183637
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3020-3024
Evaluation of visual evoked potentials in type II diabetes mellitus subjects attending a tertiary care hospital
Gowri V.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183638
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3025-3029
Incidence of biliary complications in living donor liver transplantation
Joseph Varghese
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183639
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3030-3033
Comparison of intramuscular diclofenac sodium, diclofenac sodium suppository and intravenous tramadol for postoperative analgesia in gynaecological surgeries done under spinal anaesthesia
Sonali Mahendra Khobragade
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183640
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3034-3041
The study of prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the first degree relatives of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Mahim Mittal, Himanshu Gupta, Deepshikha .
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183641
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3042-3046
Safety and efficacy of dialyzer reuse by manual reprocessing: an observational study
Mahim Mittal, Anoop K. Singh, Sudheer Yadav, Shilpa U. V.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183642
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3047-3050
Utility of serum lactate dehydrogenase in the diagnosis of megaloblastic anemia
Amrapali L. Gaikwad, D. S. Jadhav
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183643
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3051-3056
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183644
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3057-3062
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183645
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3063-3071
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183646
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3072-3075
A study of the association between hyperuricemia and knee osteoarthritis in the coastal Indian population
Sujit Jos, Rajeev Anand, Nawfal Nazar, Renju Jose
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183647
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3076-3079
Effects of yoga in modifying blood pressure in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Namita Shrivastava, Basant Kumar Maheswari, Debapriya Rath, Debashree Sarkar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183648
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3080-3083
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183649
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3084-3088
Study of prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Raj K. Singh, Mahim Mittal, Amit Singh, Ajay Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183650
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3089-3094
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183651
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3095-3098
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183652
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3099-3104
A study on surgical management of undescended testis
Mallikarjuna M., Mahesh Dhotre, Shanmukhappa S.
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183653
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3105-3110
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183654
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3111-3115
Association between serum zinc level and simple febrile seizures in children: a hospital-based study
Najmus Saqib, Mahvish Qazi
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183655
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3116-3119
Clinico-pathological spectrum of testicular and paratesticular lesions: a retrospective study
Annu Charak, Irfan Ahmed, Bushra Rashid Sahaf, Rehana Qadir, A. R. Rather
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183656
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3120-3123
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183657
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3124-3131
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183658
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3132-3139
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183659
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3140-3146
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183660
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3147-3151
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183661
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3152-3155
Association between serum magnesium and obesity in postmenopausal women
Alka Yadav, Madhuri Gupta, R. C. Gupta
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183662
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3156-3159
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183663
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3160-3165
Epilepsy: what do Indian public living in Jammu know?
Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Parveen Singh, Pawan Sharma, Renu Rani, Rashmi Kumari, Riya Gupta
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183664
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3166-3171

Case Reports

Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as pneumomediastinum: a case report
Aditya Dhananjay Phadte, Chitralekha Anilkumar Nayak, Ramona Menezes, Akshay Surendra Naik
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183449
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3172-3174
Multicystic nephroma: a rare benign renal tumor with diagnostic predicament
Kusuma Venkatesh, Savithri Ravindra, Ankita Agarwal, Ankit Malhotra
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183665
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3175-3178
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183666
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3179-3181
A rare case presentation of hydatid cyst in ilio-psoas muscle
Kamlesh Galani, Bhargav Trivedi, Jaivik Vaghela
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183667
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3182-3185
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183668
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3186-3188
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
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183669
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3189-3191