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Spectrum Of Antihypertensive Therapy In South Asians At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan., Aysha Almas, Salik Ur Rehman Iqbal, Anabia Ehtamam, Aamir Hameed Khan

Department of Medicine

Background: Despite available guidelines on hypertension (HTN), use of antihypertensives is variable. This study was designed to ascertain frequency of Patients on monotherapy and > 1 antihypertensive therapy and also to ascertain proportion of Patients on diuretic therapy. Methods: It was a crossectional study conducted on 1191 adults(age > 18 yrs)hypertensive Patients selected by computerized International Classification of Diseases -9-coordination and maintenance (ICD-9-CM) presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Data on demographics, comorbids, type of antihypertensive drug, number of antihypertensive drug and mean duration of antihypertensive drug was recorded over 1.5 year period (2008-09). Blood pressure was recorded on admission. …

Four Year Experience Of Sarcoma Of Soft Tissues And Bones In A Tertiary Care Hospital And Review Of Literature, Tayyaba Z. Ansari, Nehal Masood, Asra Parekh, Rabab Z. Jafri, Syed N. Niamatullah, Adnan A. Zaidi, Masood Umer

Department of Medicine

Background:

Sarcoma encompasses an uncommon group of cancer and the data is insufficient from Pakistan. We report our four years experience of Sarcoma of soft tissues and bones.

Methods:

This cross sectional study was carried out at Aga Khan University Hospital from 2004 to 2008. The Patients were divided into two groups from the outset i.e. initially diagnosed and relapsed group and separate sub group analysis was conducted.

Results:

Out of 93 newly diagnosed Patients, 58 belonged to bone sarcoma and 35 to soft tissue sarcoma group. While for relapsed Patients, 5 had soft tissue sarcoma and 9 had bone …

Knowledge And Practice Gaps Among Pediatric Nurses At A Tertiary Care Hospital Karachi Pakistan, Rozina Roshan Essani, Tazeen S. Ali

School of Nursing & Midwifery

The advancement in medical science has created health care environments that require nursing professionals who posses specialized clinical knowledge and skills to provide care and deal with critically and acutely ill children. This study explored gaps between knowledge and practice as perceived by the registered nurses of pediatric units by further recommending the changes suggested by them. A descriptive exploratory Study Design under the quantitative research methodology was utilized using universal sampling of all pediatric nurses working at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The gaps between knowledge and practice, as perceived by the participants, were categorized into five …