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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, S H. Shah, Z Abbas, S Abid, H Shaikh, T Qaseem, H Khan Dec 1991

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, S H. Shah, Z Abbas, S Abid, H Shaikh, T Qaseem, H Khan

Section of Gastroenterology

No abstract provided.


Supervised Training Of Practical Procedures In The Internal Medicine Residency, Z Abbas, S Abid, J A. Khan, A Jabbar Dec 1991

Supervised Training Of Practical Procedures In The Internal Medicine Residency, Z Abbas, S Abid, J A. Khan, A Jabbar

Section of Gastroenterology

In order to get feedback whether the medical residents are getting adequate supervised training to perform practical procedures, a questionnaire was distributed among the residents asking their involvement in sixteen frequently performed procedures in the medical unit of the Aga Khan University Medical Centre. Though the residents were satisfied about their training in doing lumbar punctures, pleural and peritoneal aspirations, bone marrow aspiration and trephine and chest tubes placement, they showed their concern about training in putting central lines, venous cut downs, cardiac pacing and biopsies. A better schedule training programme, organized subspecialty rotation, continuous evaluation of resident's skill, credentialing …


Yet Another Cause Of Chronic Viral Hepatitis?, H A. Shah, S Abid, S Hamid, S W. Jafri, Z Abbas, T Qaseem, H Shaikh, A H. Khan Nov 1991

Yet Another Cause Of Chronic Viral Hepatitis?, H A. Shah, S Abid, S Hamid, S W. Jafri, Z Abbas, T Qaseem, H Shaikh, A H. Khan

Section of Gastroenterology

The clinical features, course and histology of liver in 20 patients; mostly middle aged to elderly females, closely resembling chronic Non A Non B hepatitis is presented. They presented quite late in their disease and therefore, complications such as variceal bleeds, ascites and encephalopathy were frequent. Our patients were negative for hepatitis B and C virus serology. Metabolic and immune causes of chronic liver disease were also ruled out. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind elaborating the clinical features, course and histology of liver in chronic Non B Non C hepatitis and …


Collagenous Colitis, Z Abbas, S Abid, S Hamid, W Jafri, H Khan Sep 1991

Collagenous Colitis, Z Abbas, S Abid, S Hamid, W Jafri, H Khan

Section of Gastroenterology

No abstract provided.