Background: Hijab pin ingestion is common in the Kashmiri population, especially among young females. This is attributed to the tradition of wearing hijab in adolescent girls and young women. Aims and Objectives: The present study was conducted to iden…
Background: Examining small bowel loops within the peritoneal cavity poses significant challenges because of their length and overlapping nature. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the utility of computed tomography enteroclysis (CTE) in…
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most studied psychiatric disorders, this being one of the leading causes of disability in young individuals. In search for its predictive biomarker, serum uric acid (UA) level was seen to have a pathophys…
Background: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is advised in end-stage renal disease, the last stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). RRT includes maintenance hemodialysis (MHD)/peritoneal dialysis/renal transplant. The requirement for MHD is annually esc…
Background: Over the last decade, the rate of cesarean sections has steadily increased owing to various reasons, and along with it the incidence of wound sepsis. Different risk factors identified are maternal age, socioeconomic status, educational stat…
Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis exhibit a significantly higher risk of coronary artery calcification (CAC) than age-matched normal individuals, contributing to elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Aims a…
Background: Altered sensorium is one of the most common presentations in patients coming to the emergency room. It includes decreased level of consciousness, attention disorder, arousal disorder, and cognitive disorder. The causes of altered sensorium …
Background: Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of direct maternal deaths. Ectopic pregnancy and corpus luteum cyst are two most common differential diagnoses in a patient with urine pregnancy test (UPT) positive and no sonographic evidence of intra…
Background: Small group teaching is one of the components of competency-based medical education which was implemented in 2019 by NMC. Seminar is one of the methods of small group teaching which increases the engagement of students, self-directed learni…
Background: Diabetes mellitus encompasses metabolic disorders marked by chronic hyperglycemia, leading to various complications. It is considered a prothrombotic state associated with increased platelet reactivity. Parameters such as mean platelet volu…