Zia Ur Rehman, Zainab Majid, Laila Tul Qadar, Aamina Majid,
There exist wide anatomical variations of upper limb. Their implication is perhaps greatest when it comes to failure of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for chronic haemodialysis. Among arteries of forearm, brachial artery is of note, whose high bifurcation is associated with increased risk of failure. The superficial and accessory variants also ... Read more >>
J Pak Med Assoc (JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association)
[2020, 70(12(A)):2239-2243]
Cited: 0 times
Shumaila Tahir, Syeda Anjala Tahir, Taha Bin Arif, Bushra Majid, Zainab Majid, Farheen Malik, Ashfaque Ahmed, Arslan Memon, Jawad Ahmed,
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread to almost every country on the globe, and each country is reporting the symptomatic presentation of their patients to give better insight into the various clinical presentations of SARS-CoV-2. However, the epidemiological literature from Pakistan is scanty. Methods We retrospectively ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(6):e8679]
Cited: 1 time
Jawad Ahmed, Farheen Malik, Taha Bin Arif, Zainab Majid, Muhammad A Chaudhary, Junaid Ahmad, Mehreen Malik, Taj M Khan, Muhammad Khalid,
Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has put an excessive strain on healthcare systems across the globe, causing a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE is a precious commodity for health personnel to protect them against infections. We investigated the availability of PPE among doctors in the United States ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(6):e8550]
Cited: 10 times
Faryal Tahir, Taha Bin Arif, Zainab Majid, Jawad Ahmed, Muhammad Khalid,
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is an autonomic disorder characterized by symptoms such as palpitations, dyspnea, chest discomfort, and lightheadedness affecting various systems. The pathophysiology of POTS is not completely understood due to a variety of symptoms showing that the disease is multifactorial. There is no approved uniform management strategy ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(4):e7868]
Cited: 2 times
Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Jawad Ahmed, Taha Bin Arif, Anwarul Haq,
Protein C (PC) is a 62-kD vitamin K dependent glycoprotein produced by the liver as a zymogen and is activated by binding to the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex, with protein S (PS) acting as a cofactor. Among its various functions, PC acts as a naturally occurring anticoagulant and its deficiency, either homozygous ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(3):e7472]
Cited: 2 times
Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Bushra Majid, Jawad Ahmed, Arbaz Zaman, Moeez Tariq, Fouzia Imtiaz, Syeda Anjala Tahir,
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disorder caused by the deposition of lipids and fats in the hepatocytes, in individuals who consume little or no alcohol, which eventually progresses to cirrhosis and carcinoma. Apart from the known risk factors like obesity, metabolic syndrome (MS), and lack of ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(2):e7016]
Cited: 1 time
Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Taha Bin Arif, Jawad Ahmed,
Hereditary thrombophilia (HT), including the mutation of factor V gene and the deficiency of proteins C, protein S, or antithrombin, is a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis (PVT). PVT in acute cases is usually asymptomatic, whereas chronic cases mostly present as variceal bleeding and splenomegaly. However, cavernous transformation of ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(2):e7142]
Cited: 0 times
Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Syed Ali Haider,
Insulinomas are rare, functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors arising from the pancreatic multipotent stem cells or neuroendocrine islet, occurring with a higher proportion in females. Majority of insulinomas have a sporadic etiology; however, only 5%-10% develop as a part of multiple endocrine neoplasm type 1 syndrome. They usually present with symptoms ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(2):e6947]
Cited: 0 times
Hassan Bin Ajmal, Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Saima Sagheer,
Meckel's diverticulum (MD), a congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract, is usually found in the pediatric population younger than two years of age; hence, its incidence in adults is rare. Although MD is mostly clinically silent, in adults, it may present with intestinal obstruction and diverticulitis. The complications of MD ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(1):e6702]
Cited: 1 time
Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Taha Bin Arif, Jawad Ahmed,
Protein C (PC) and protein S (PS) are natural anticoagulants that protect the body against thrombosis, and their deficiency, either inherited or acquired, renders the body to a hypercoagulable state. This leads to venous thromboembolism manifesting as thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and superficial thrombophlebitis among other causes. The involvement of arteries is ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2020, 12(1):e6665]
Cited: 1 time
Bushra Majid, Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir,
J Pak Med Assoc (JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association)
[2019, 69(11):1762]
Cited: 0 times
Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Laila Tul Qadar,
J Pak Med Assoc (JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association)
[2019, 69(10):1578]
Cited: 0 times
Inositol, an emerging novel therapy for the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), is a cyclic polyol that has insulin-like effects and plays an important role in glucose homeostasis. The conventional treatment of GDM with insulin and oral antihyperglycemic drugs usually comes with side effects, paving the way for and ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(9):e5671]
Cited: 1 time
Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Laila Tul Qadar, Awais Abbas, Mohammad Raza,
Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (MRTK) is a rare neoplasm of infancy. We report a case of a nine-month-old male infant who presented to the pediatrics outpatient department with the history of fever, lethargy, and abnormal head movements. On gross examination, the patient had a firm, non-tender, intra-abdominal mass ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(8):e5423]
Cited: 1 time
Mahwish Nasim, Bushra Majid, Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Iqra Irfan,
Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV), also known as portal cavernoma, is a sequelae of thrombosis in the portal vein causing its occlusion and portal hypertension. The etiology, however, remains unknown. Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding, splenomegaly, portosystemic collaterals, and ultimate hematologic abnormalities are among the prominent clinical features. Among the ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(9):e5779]
Cited: 0 times
Zainab Majid, Laila Tul Qadar, Ayema Haque,
J Pak Med Assoc (JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association)
[2019, 69(9):1410]
Cited: 0 times
Zainab Majid, Mahpara Tanveer, Sarrah Ali Asghar, Faryal Tahir, Areeba Minhaj, Hamza Aijaz Khan, Tehzeeb Sialvi, Syeda Hania Mahmood, Laila Tul Qadar, Fouzia Imtiaz,
Background Opioid analgesics, also known as narcotics, are medicinal drugs used primarily for the management of pain secondary to any type of cancer, severe injury or surgery. Due to the ease of availability, opioids are commonly abused. In 2015, reported deaths exceeded 33,000 Americans from opioid overdose. A survey in 2013 revealed ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(7):e5253]
Cited: 1 time
Mahpara Tanveer, Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Muhammad Mustafa Hussain, Sarrah Ali Asghar, Laila Tul Qadar, Jabran Wasti, Ashar Shahid, Iqra Tasleem, Hamza Aijaz Khan, Mehroz Sami, Qazi Arsalan,
<h4>Background</h4>The prostate gland is a male sexual organ which has a number of diseases associated with it, such as prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostatic cancer (PC). BPH is the most common neoplasm, and it causes significant urinary symptoms in adult males. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(5):e4617]
Cited: 0 times
Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid, Bushra Majid, Sherbano Khan,
Protein C and protein S are vitamin K dependent anti-coagulant proteins required for the inhibition of activated protein V and VIII. In an inherited thrombophilia, hypercoagulability caused by the deficiency of protein C and protein S predisposes an individual to increased risk of thromboembolism (TE) that could herald as a ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(4):e4492]
Cited: 0 times
Zainab Majid, Sarrah Ali Asghar, Fauzia Imtiaz,
J Pak Med Assoc (JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association)
[2019, 69(5):756]
Cited: 0 times
Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Laila Tul Qadar, Mahnoor Y Shaikh, Sayed Mustafa Mahmood Shah,
Hemophilia A is an X-linked hereditary bleeding disorder that is rarely encountered by most physicians and surgeons in their practice. Patients with mild hemophilia A tend to bleed profusely after surgery or trauma whereas a severe variant may manifest as spontaneous bleeding after minor trauma, mainly into the joints and ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(4):e4524]
Cited: 1 time
Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Laila Tul Qadar, Kashif H Qadri, Sarrah Ali Asghar,
Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), otherwise known as clubfoot (CF), is a common congenital abnormality of the foot, stemming in most cases from an idiopathic cause or in the remaining non-idiopathic occurrences, from meningomyelocele (MMC). Ponseti method (PM), being a gold standard treatment for the correction of this foot deformity, requires a ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(3):e4301]
Cited: 0 times
Sarrah Ali Asghar, Zainab Majid, Faryal Tahir, Laila Tul Qadar, Saifullah Mir,
Rhino-oculo cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a rare, invasive, and rapidly progressive fungal infection affecting nose, paranasal sinuses and often extending to orbit, brain, and palate. The immunocompromised, more commonly patients with diabetes mellitus, fall victim to this lethal form of fungus. Although the therapeutic approach includes aggressive surgical and medical ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(3):e4295]
Cited: 2 times
Qazi Arsalan, Laila Tul Qadar, Rohan Kumar Ochani, Faryal Tahir, Zainab Majid,
Cases on concurrent infection of dengue and malaria are uncommon in Pakistan. Dengue and malaria are the two very common, mosquito-borne infections, which may have significant morbidity and mortality if not managed properly. Concurrent infections of dengue and malaria are rare due to the different habitats of its vectors and activities ... Read more >>
Cureus (Cureus)
[2019, 11(2):e4050]
Cited: 1 time