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Multinodular Goitre
Endemic Goitre is an enlargement of
the thyroid gland seen in more than 10% of population of
certain geographic areas. It is caused by inadequate
dietary intake of iodine leading
to hyperplasia and hypertrophy of
the thyroid. Initially the endemic goitre is diffuse enlargement of
the gland, later it develops
circumscribed nodules within it, hence named as ‘Endemic Multinodular
Goitre’. Use of iodised salt is a
prophylactic treatment. A large
goitre may cause dysphagia, dyspnoea, tracheal deviation, and cosmetic
problems requiring surgical treatment (thyroidectomy). |
CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL |
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Launching a
medical journal from a budding institution
Muhammad Ayub |
1 |
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Prevalence of
thalassemia and sickle cell disease in Northern Border Region of
Saudi Arabia
Shehab Ahmed Alenazi,
Hafeezullah Wazir Ali, Mohammed Ghannam Alharbi, Abdulrahman
Fahis Alenizi, Farmanullah Wazir |
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Maximal sensory
block and haemodynamics after spinal anaesthesia in women
undergoing elective caesarean section
Tabish Hussain,
Jawad Zahir, Hassan Raza Rehman, Mubashar Iqbal, Shahid Adalat |
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Morphology of
talar articular facets of calcaneus and its clinical
implications
Jagdev Singh Kullar, Anterpreet
K Arora, Navprateek Singh Kapoor,
Gurpreet Kaur
Randhawa, Keerat Kaur
Kullar |
10 |
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Florian H
Pilsczek |
15 |
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Prevalence of
anaemia in third trimester of pregnancy
Mubashara Zaheer, Aiman Majid,
Sobia Aslam,
Imtiaz Ali Wagan |
19 |
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Zarmina
Ihsan,
Rukhshan
Khurshid,
Asima Malik |
22 |
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REVIEW ARTICLE |
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Early childhood
education: guide for health professionals and teachers caring
for children and families
Saleema A. Gulzar, Laila Pirani,
Shamsa Khowaja |
25 |
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CASE REPORT |
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Giant vesical
calculus
Mohsin Shakil |
29 |
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Guidelines for
authors |
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Kashmir