Vol 1, No 4 (2013)

October-December 2013

Table of Contents

Review Articles

Drug utilization in clinical conditions: an update on its essentials
Ashok Kumar, B. M. Sattigeri, Shefali Chauhan
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320-325
The anatomical, surgical and orthopedic importance of gastrocnemius
Ashfaq U. Hassan, Zahida Rasool, Nasir Muzzaffar
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326-328
Congenital neck masses: embryological and anatomical perspectives
Zahida Rasool, Ashfaq U. Hassan
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329-332

Original Research Articles

Combined 624-nm and 850-nm illumination at low rates leads to enhanced inhibition of Candida albicans
J. Stephen Guffey, William C. Payne, Zhuoyuan Qian, Kyle A. Martin, Leslie N. James, Carly M. Dodson
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333-337
Assessment of the accuracy of dried blood spot (DBS) sample in HIV-1 viral load as compared to plasma sample using Abbot assay
Prisca Benedicto, Philan Dladla, Gloria Goba, Isaac Thom Shawa
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338-342
Does smoking delay pregnancy? Data analysis by a tweaked geometric distribution answers
Ramalingam Shanmugam
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343-348
A comparative study of different anatomical position, clinical presentation and USG findings with operative findings in patients of appendicitis
K. G. Patel, Pukur I. Thekdi, Parth Nathwani, Nita K. Patel
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349-353
Efficacy of ondansetron as antiemetic agent in preventing the incidence of PONV in LSCS under subarachnoid block
Shivanand P.T., Vasantha Kumar J, Ravi R
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354-358
Prevalence of cognitive impairment and depression among elderly patients attending the medicine outpatient of a tertiary care hospital in South India
Naveen Kumar D, Sudhakar TP
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359-364
Evaluation of serum lactate dehydrogenase and gamma glutamyl transferase in preeclamptic pregnancy and its comparison with normal pregnancy in third trimester
Purnima Dey Sarkar, Sonal Sogani
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365-368
Phylogenetic and genetic diversity analysis in Leptospira species based on the sequence homology pattern of 16S rRNA gene
Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao
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369-377
Hemoglobin E genotypes and fertility: a study among the Ahom of Upper Assam, India
Bhaskar Das, Sarthak Sengupta
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378-384
Students’ perception of the learning environment in a new medical college by means of the DREEM inventory
Sukanta Tripathy, Sharmila Dudani
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385-391
Concurrent radiotherapy and weekly gemcitabine treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
K. K. Singh, Chavva Jayanthi, Bhushan Nikam, Rohan Kharde
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392-396
Perception of fever and management practices by parents of pediatric patients
Ravi Prakash Agrawal, Santokh Singh Bhatia, Anil Kaushik, Chandra Madhur Sharma
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397-400
Changes in WBC and platelet count in patients with malaria: a hospital based comparative study
Amit S. Jojera, Rasik N. Hathila, Prashant R. Patel, Hemali J. Tailor
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401-403
Role of Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Vijay Bhaskar Reddy G, Subramanyam VV, Veersalingam B, Sreeram Sateesh, Gidion Bangla, Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao
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404-408
Structural organization and pattern of innervations of human Meissner’s corpuscle: a light microscopic study
Gh. Mohd. Bhat, Naseer Ahmad Shah, Mohd. Saleem Itoo, Bashir Ahmad Shah, Shaheen Shahdad, Javeed Ahmad Khan
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409-412
Serum magnesium in pregnancy induced hypertension
Sanjyoti Bandebuche, Bhushan Sagade, Alka N. Sontakke
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413-416
Significance of salivary phosphodiesterase level in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients
Yousef Rezaei Chianeh, Krishnananda Prabhu, Rashmi M, Donald J. Fernandes
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417-420
To evaluate the prevalence of female genital tuberculosis in Hyderabad
Srinivas Rao M. S., Pavani K, Uma M, Krishna Kumari, Vinayaraj E. V., Manick Dass
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421-423
Prevalence of anatomical variations of cystic artery in South Indian cadavers
Tejaswi HL, Dakshayani KR, Ajay N
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424-428
A study on the clinical manifestations and the incidence of benign and malignant tumors in a solitary thyroid nodule
Rahul Chetan V, Veeresalingam B, Kishore Kumar M, Prabhas Teja Durbesula, Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao
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429-434
Benefits and limitations of FNAC in thyroid diseases: our institutional experience
Mohammed Arif editor1, Sunil H
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435-440
Peak expiratory flow rate; the effect of smoking on younger & middle aged males
B. Satyanarayana, V. Devendar Reddy, E. Syamala
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441-442
Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in soft tissue tumors: our institutional experience
Hemali J. Tailor, Vasudha M. Bhagat, Kumar Bhargav R. Kaptan, Sonal L. Italiya, Hasmukh R. Balar, Manik P. Agarwal
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443-447
Seroprevalence of dengue virus in a tertiary care hospital, Andhra Pradesh, South India
Srinivas Rao M. S., Pavani K, Manick Dass, M.A. Kareem, Vinayaraj E. V.
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448-450
Study of metastasis in lymph node by fine needle aspiration cytology: our institutional experience
Mandakini M. Patel, Sonal L. Italiya, Zarana B. Dhandha, Reena B. Dudhat, Kumarbhargav R. Kaptan, Mitesh B. Shah, Benazeer M. Mansuri, Kazumi V. Thumar, Gopal R. Makwana
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451-454
Atherogenic dyslipidemia in diabetic nephropathy: lipoprotein (a), lipid ratios and atherogenic index
Suchitra MM, Sheshu Kumar M, Aparna R. Bitla, Madhusudhana Rao A, Alok S
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455-459
Ocular involvement in diabetic patients attending tertiary care centres of eastern U.P., India: a prospective study
Nutan Saxena, A. M. Jain, Perwez Khan, Ruchika Agarwal, Harish Chandra Tiwari, Anita Thakur
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460-464
Histopathological effects of pesticide-cholopyrifos on kidney in albino rats
Rekha ., Sunanda Raina, Sajad Hamid
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465-475
Risk of prostate cancer and its correlation with different biochemical parameters in non diabetic men
Neha Sharma, Sadhana Sood, Girdhar Gopal Kaushik, Ziledar Ali
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476-481
Prevalence and spectrum of hemoglobinopathies in tertiary care centre in a rural area of Madhya Pradesh
S. K. Nema, Mamta Gupta, Arjun Singh, S. S. Jaiswal, Mohini Kucheria, Swati Raipurkar
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482-486
Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and its antibiotic sensitivity in type-2 diabetic women along the sea coast
Sunnesh Reddy A, Kale Dasu, Venkat Krishnan, Rameswar Reddy Mallu, Kandati Jithendra, Pasupuleti Sreenivasa Rao
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487-495
Aetiopathology of ulcers of oral cavity and oropharynx: a cross sectional study
Thimmappa T. D., Ramesh S, Hamsa S. Shetty, Gangadhara K. S.
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496-500
Redefining indications and evaluation of dissection versus diathermy method of tonsillectomy
Fozia Wani, Mohd. Latif Chisti, Ayaz Rehman, Sajad Hamid, Mushtaq Sangoo, Shahnawaz Hamid, Mohd. Arif
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501-514
A comparative biochemical study on the non diabetic obese and non obese subjects with cardiovascular disease
M. Prasad Naidu, S. V. Prasad, B. Madhusudan Reddy, Sujith Tumkur Rajasekar, P. Aruna
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515-522
Lymphocytic thyroiditis: a correlation of cytological grades with clinical, biochemical and ultrasound findings
P. Uma, B.V.S. Kartheek, S. Himaja, J. Chandra Lekha, A. Kasi Babu, A. Bhagya Lakshmi
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523-531
Complications of vivax malaria in Uttarakhand, India
S. P. Singh, Ragini Singh, Niaz Ahmad
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532-535
A clinical study of intestinal stomas: its indications and complications
Zeeshanuddin Ahmad, Apoorv Sharma, Pradeep Saxena, Anuradha Choudhary, Minhajuddin Ahmed
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536-540
Study of biochemical markers in iron deficiency anemia
Smita A. Deokar, Pooja S. K. Rai, Amruta A. Bakshi, Anita B. Rai
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541-544
Study of Pap smear and other feasible tests among self reported symptomatic married women in reproductive age group (15-49 yrs) regarding reproductive tract infections in a rural community of Maharashtra
Smita S. Chavan, Purushottam A. Giri, Vijaykumar S. Singh, Shantha Sankaranarayan
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545-551
Health seeking attitude of women regarding reproductive tract infections in a rural area of Surendranagar district
Komal P. Thekdi, Nita K. Patel, K. G. Patel, Pukur I. Thekdi
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552-556
A histological study of prostate
Ashfaq U. Hassan, Zahida Rasool
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557-562
Adiponectin and cardiovascular risk factors in relation with glycemic control in type 2 diabetics
Aniebetabasi S. Obot, Chinyere A. O Usoro, Augusta C. Nsonwu-Anyanwu, Edmund R. Egbe, John U. Ekott, Anthony J. Usoro
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563-570

Case Reports

Cavernous haemangioma of male breast
Asha Chidambaram, Mahendra Kumar Shetty, Ashok Atula
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571-573
An unusual foreign body tooth brush in esophagus: a case report
Shashidhar K, Ashwin K. Hebbar, Leena K.
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574-575
Large facial congenital melanocytic nevus: a case report
Deepti Sharma, Chandra Madhur Sharma
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576-578
Giant pleomorphic adenoma of parotid gland
A. Bhagya Lakshmi, G. Santa Rao, P. Uma, P. Urmila Devi
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579-580
Giant infiltrating lipoma of the thigh: a rare case report and literature review
Damodar Chatterjee, Debashish Bhattacharya
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581-583
Heart rate variability in a patient after percutaneous renal denervation: a case report
Taufiq M. Baksh, Mukta P. Bidikar
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584-586
Schwannian stroma poor calcified bilateral neuroblastoma of adrenal gland: a rare case report
Killol N. Desai, Sapana Savaliya, Menka Shah, Sanjay Chaudhari
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587-589
Coexistence of chancroid and donovanosis in HIV with low CD4 count: a rare case
Ravikanti ., Sunitha B. R., Vishwanath ., Murugesh B
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590-591
Isolated cystic tuberculosis of medial cuneiform: a case report
Nadeem Ali, Abedullah Bhat, Khalid Muzzafar, Akeela Fatima
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592-595
Acute haematogenous osteomyelitis of femur in a neonate with ‘bone within bone’ appearance: a case report
Nadeem Ali, Abedullah Bhat, Firdous A. Bangroo, Suhail Ahmad Bhat
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596-598
Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis
Abhilash K, Minimol KL
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599-600
Atypical neuroleptic malignant syndrome. “Doing more harm than gain”
Khalid Javid Bhat, Kamal Kishore Pandita, Sanjay Bhat, Subhash Chander Gupta
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601-603
Hairy cell leukemia: a rare case report
Jyoti P. Sapre, Hetal J. Joshi, Menka H. Shah, Ronak D. Shah
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604-606
Extadigits: an unusual presentation
Abdulrahman A. Mamuda, Muhammad K. Abubakar, Magaji G. Taura, Musa A. Kabir, Ibrahim S. Yusuf, Lawan H. Adamu
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607-610