Brief Reports
The practice of do-not-resuscitate orders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The experience of a tertiary care center
Masoor Ur Rahman, Yaseen Arabi, Naeem A. Adhami, Barbara Parker, and Abdullah Al-Shimemeri
The first Arabic health related quality of life visual function assessment tool. The Arabic visual function tool AVFT
Zbys Fedorowicz and Peter R. Gutierrez
Prevalence of the anatomic variations of the extra biliary ducts in Khartoum, Sudan
Hamid A. Al-Tigani and Mohamed A. Bakheit
Tracheostomy in pediatric intensive care. Analysis of 5-year-experience and review of literature
Mohamed S. Kabbani, Ali Al-Eathan, Maha Azzam, Hala Al Alem, Abdulrahmen Abu-taleb, and Omar Hijazi
Pattern of gastroenterology psychiatric consultations. A prospective study
Abdulrazzak M. Alhamad
Incidence and patterns of bone marrow involvement in Ewing's sarcoma
Saeed Al-Amoudi, Tarek Owaidah, and Fouad Al-Dayel
Terminology in diabetes; an example of resistance to change
Saleh A. Aldasouqi and Ali S. Alzahrani
A survey of patients' attitude toward total knee replacement in a major center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Yaser M. Behairy, Saleh H. Motuweh, and Khalid A. Kathlan
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II deficiency in 4 Saudi children. Long term follow up
Bassam S. Bin-Abbas, Nadia A. Sakati, and Abdullah A. Al-Ashwal
Risk factors for recurrent miscarriage in Sudanese women
Abubaker A. Ahmed, Osman M. Ortashi, Amin H. Abdelmagied, and Magdy S. Ramzi
The relationship between intrapartum amniotic fluid index, fetal distress and fetal acidemia
Badreldeen Ahmed, Zahra Ghaffari, and Mohd Z. Abukhalil
Quinolone resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonellae isolated from patients having primary extra-intestinal infections
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, and Ali M. Al-Ghamdi
Hemodialysis and ultrafiltration. A bridge to cardiac surgery
Thin M. Han, Kevin Nankissor, Adrian Pearce, and Alain H. Assounga
Extrapyramidal syndrome after treatment of falciparum malaria with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
Ishag Adam and Mustafa I. Elbashir
Case Reports
Treating heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The unconventional way!
Hikmat N. Abdel-Razek, Ali A. Bajouda, Manar M. Khalil, and Abdullah K. Ashmeg
Unusual location of eosinophilic granuloma
Ammar S. Haouimi, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, and Ahmed N. Jameel
Pleural flap for delayed presentation of intrathoracic esophageal perforation
Mahmoud A. Machmouchi, Khaled A. Bakhsh, Mohammed A. Al-Harbi, and Zain H. Al-Shareef
Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma in a female with Turner syndrome
Khalid H. Sait, Maysoon A. Alkhattabi, Abdulmohsen O. Alkushi, and Mohammed H. Alqahtani
Letter to the Editors
Antimicrobial resistance of Gram-negative bacilli from an intensive care unit in Trinidad, West Indies
Subhash C. Arya and Nirmala Agarwal
Predictors of neonatal mortality in the intensive care unit in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ghulam Nabi and Mohd A. Karim
Other
Cushing's syndrome. Case illustration and guidelines in management
Abdelqawi A. Al-Mansari, Marwan W. Najjar, and Sattam S. Lingawi
Cavitation of mesenteric lymph nodes without celiac disease
Nazzar Tellisi and Hassanein Al-Omishy
Research Articles
Coronary artery disease in Saudi Arabia
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Mohammed R. Arafah, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Nazeer B. Khan, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Akram H. Al-Khadra, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Moheeb A. Abdullah, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Mohammed S. Nouh, and Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek
Coronary stent thrombosis in bare metal stents
Waqar H. Ahmed and Khaled F. Al-Shaibi
Variations in the papillary muscles of normal tricuspid valve and their clinical relevance in medicolegal autopsies
Ekin O. Aktas, Figen Govsa, Aytac Kocak, Bahar Boydak, and Ismail C. Yavuz
Oxidative stress in chronic renal failure patients treated by peritoneal dialysis
Ali F. Al-Hashimi, Faik H. Mohammed, and Arif S. Al-Khazragi
Relationship between plasma angiotensinII, leptin and arterial blood pressure
Awdah M. Al-Hazimi and Ahmad Y. Syiamic
Otitis externa infection in Jordan. Clinical and microbiological features
Mohammed N. Battikhi and Samih I. Ammar
Cryptosporidiosis and other intestinal parasitic infections in patients with chronic diarrhea
Nadham K. Mahdi and Naeel H. Ali
Implementation of the National Asthma Management Guidelines in the Emergency Department
Hamdan H. Al-Jahdali, Abdulaelah M. Al-Omar, Mohamad S. Al-Moamary, Ahmed S. Al-Duhaim, Abdullah S. Al-Hodeib, Imad S. Hassan, and Ahmed M. Al-Rabegi
The diagnostic value of C-reactive protein, white blood cell count and neutrophil percentage in childhood appendicitis
Adnan A. Mohammed, Nuredin A Daghman, Saleh M. Aboud, and Hussein O. Oshibi
The role of Helicobacter pylori in esophagitis and peptic ulcer disease in Iraq
Abdul M. Al-Saadi, Janan Q. Al-Khayat, Ihsan M. Muhammad, and Sheelan A. Anwar
Indications and yield of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in children
Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Ibrahim A. Al-Mofleh, Asaad M. Abdullah, and Rashed S. Al-Rashed
Cholesterolosis. Incidence, correlation with serum cholesterol level and the role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Gamal A. Khairy, Salman Y. Guraya, and Khalid R. Murshid
Appraisal of the modified Alvarado Score for acute appendicits in adults
Ahmed M. Al-Hashemy and Mohamed I. Seleem
The influence of delay on perforation in childhood appendicitis. A retrospective analysis of 58 cases
I. F. Ozguner, B. I. Buyukayavuz, and M. C. Savas
Risk factors predisposing to abruptio placentae. Maternal and fetal outcome
Saad E. Dafallah and Hayder E. Babikir
Impaired gestational glucose tolerance. Its effect on placental pathology
Maasoumah A. Makhseed, Mohammad A. Ahmed, and Vijaya M. Musini
Lifestyle related risk factors for breast cancer in Jordanian females
Manar F. Atoum and Huda M. Al-Hourani
Growth centiles for Omani premature infants born at 26 weeks of gestation
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai, and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby
Ocular pseudoexfoliation associated with hearing loss
Reham I. Shaban and Wafa M. Asfour
Reviews
Risk factors of major noncommunicable diseases in Bahrain. The need for a surveillance system
Randah R. Hamadeh
Health hazards of cement dust
Sultan A. Meo