Pak J Med Sci
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To evaluate the accuracy of serum CRP and IL-6 assays combined with the pancreatitis activity scoring system (PASS) in assessing the severity of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). ⋯ The serum CRP, IL-6 and PASS scores were significantly elevated in AP patients and showed a positive correlation with disease severity, all of which are beneficial for the diagnosis of AP. PASS is superior to CRP and IL-6 in the assessment of AP. The combination of the three assays can achieve a far superior diagnostic efficacy to that of the individual index assays.
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Hirsutism by using the mFG score and to identify the mean mFG score among the normal healthy female population of Peshawar. ⋯ The prevalence of Hirsutism among the normal healthy female population based on the mFG score was relatively high.
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This study investigated the association of the GHRd3 polymorphism with height and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Saudi Arabia. ⋯ Homozygous GHRd3 polymorphism carriers, d3d3 genotype, were taller than fld3 or flfl carriers in our population. None of the GHRd3 variants were associated with T2DM. Thus, the GHRd3 polymorphism has growth-related actions with a minor contribution to T2DM. However, more studies with a larger sample size are required to confirm these findings.
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To assess the knowledge of undergraduate medical students about curriculum development and implementation. ⋯ The undergraduate medical students are aware of the terms related to curriculum, its development and implementation but they are not being involved in any of this process. Content revision, clinical integration from initial years, quality assessment and faculty development are few areas that need improvement from students' perspectives.
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To review oncological outcomes of laparoscopic extralevator abdominoperineal excision (LAP-ELAPE) for low rectal cancer.In locally advanced low rectal cancer, ELAPE which is en-bloc resection of levator muscles along with the tumor in a prone position has significantly decreased the rate of having either positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) or tumor perforation. The aim of the study was to determine the oncological outcomes of laparoscopic extralevator abdominoperineal excision (LAP-ELAPE) for low rectal cancer. ⋯ For locally advanced low rectal cancer, ELAPE has evolved as a safe oncological procedure with acceptable outcomes.