The aim of the current study was to evaluate neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and the levels of IL-6, TNF- \(\alpha\) in patients with schizophrenia after six weeks of antipsychotic treatment with Risperidone and Clozapine. Total study sample of 50 subjects of schizophrenia patient...
Background: Health care service providers aim at managing diseases and health related conditions. In this quest, they albeit inevitably generate wastes, some of which have potentials of causing harm to them, co- workers, clients, patients and the public. Objective: To assess the...
Lupus panniculitis is an infrequent form of systemic lupus erythematosus. The relapsing nature of skin lesions can make the treatment more challenging. We report a case of 6-year-old female child with systemic lupus panniculitis. The child presented with wounds all over the body...
Alcohol is a psychoactive and toxic substance which consists with dependence creating properties. Alcoholism has listed as one of the three most deadly killer diseases of the 20th century by World Health Organization. According to Ayurveda, Madatyaya is a disease which is charact...
Ovarian torsion accounts for more than 3% of gynecological emergencies with an incidence, among all ages of women, of 5.9 per 100,000 women. This affection can be simply defined as twisting of the ovary around its ligamentous support, often resulting in impedance of its blood sup...
Medication errors (MEs) are a significant issue that can jeopardize treatment quality and patient safety while also instilling distrust in the system, organization, and experts' work. MEs are a complicated problem. They can arise at any point throughout the medication development...
Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease that affects the human population globally and often causes the death of hundreds of thousands of people with lung involvement. In recent years, it is an unprecedented reason for occupancy in hospital wards and inte...
Introduction: Talonavicular Arthritis is a condition in which (talonavicular joint undergoes deform) arthritis occurs in the talonavicular joint leading to joint inflammation and severe pain. Talonavicular arthritis can be caused by the conditions involving cartilage damage.some...
Background: Tumors of the larynx can be benign or malignant and affect both males and female. The presence of a lesion in the larynx can be detected early. However, most patients present late with the hope the symptoms are as a result of an upper respiratory tract infection which...
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “The Unjustified Act of Pakistan Health Department in FCPS Part II Training - The Real Struggle”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
Introduction: Hypertension is a long term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. Over the last decade, it has been demonstrated that the prevalence of mild hypertension in youth aged from 18-30 years is more common than expected a...
Introduction: Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID), is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system, including the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. PID is a clinical illness caused by the movement of microorganisms...
Introduction: Calcium carbide (CaC2) produces acetylene gas that quickens the ripening process of fruits because it has similar properties to ethylene. CaC2 as a toxic substance has deleterious effects on several organs, especially on the nervous system. Method: This study was ca...
Background: Organ donation is the process when a person donates an organ of his own to be removed and transplanted to another person, legally, either by consent while the donor is alive or dead with the assent of the next of kin. Donation may be for research or, more commonly, he...
Purpose: The aim of the study is to examine time dependence burden, emotional health burden, development burden, social relationship burden, physical health burdens and anxiety as correlates of physical and mental health – related quality of life among informal caregivers of pati...