Vol 10, No 2 (2010)

August

Table of Contents

Editorials

Stress in the Medical Profession and its roots in Medical School
Lamk Al-Lamki
PDF
156-159

Reviews

The Concept of Somatisation : A Cross-cultural perspective
Zakiya Q Al Busaidi
PDF
180-186
Understanding the Influenza A H1N1 2009 Pandemic
Zakariya Al-Muharrmi
PDF
187-195
Small Incidental Renal Masses in Adults : Review of the literature
Mohammed S Al-Marhoon
PDF
196-202
Assessment Methods in Undergraduate Medical Education
Nadia M Al-Wardy
PDF
203-209

Special Contributions

How do we Define a Medical School? : Reflections on the occasion of the centennial of the Flexner Report
Hans Karle
PDF
160-168
“I Found it on the Internet” Preparing for the e-patient in Oman
Ken Masters, Dick Ng’ambi, Gail Todd
PDF
169-179

Original Studies

The Diagnostic Yield of Thyroid Function Tests and their Cost-effectiveness in the Student Clinic at Sultan Qaboos University : Retrospective chart review
Kawther El Shafie, Asila Al-Shaqsi, Badriya Al-Mahrouqi, Hadia Al Lawati, Shyam S Ganguly, Samir Al Adawi, Mohammed Al Shafaee
PDF
215-220
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) - Is it an Emerging Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease? : Preliminary study in a local Indian population
Manopriya Thiruvagounder, Shaheen Khan, Dhastagir S Sheriff
PDF
221-226
Incidence of Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in a Tertiary Hospital : An ongoing challenge
Khalid M AlFaleh
PDF
227-230
A Comparative Study of Perceived Stress among Female Medical and Non-Medical University Students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Badria K Al-Dabal, Manal R Koura, Parveen Rasheed, Latifa Al-Sowielem, Suhair M Makki
PDF
231-240
Magnetic Resonance Pelvimetry for Trial of Labour after a Previous Caesarean Section
Vaidyanathan Gowri, Rajeev Jain, Syed Rizvi
PDF
210-214
Hearing Health Practices and Beliefs among over 20 year-olds in the Omani Population
Rajiv Khandekar, Narang Ved P, Kantharaju KK, Pratibha Mane, Abdul RM Hassan, Raghunandan Niar, Shah Fahim A, Mazin Al-Khabori, Saleh Al-Harby
PDF
241-248

Case Reports

Hearing Improvement after Partial Labyrinthectomy : Resection of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma
Abdulrahman A Hagr
PDF
249-254
Fentanyl and Midazolam induced Respiratory Arrest and Neuromuscular Paralysis during Day Care Surgery : A case report
Rashid M Khan, Naresh Kaul, Punnuvella H Neelakanthan
PDF
255-257
Cantharidin Poisoning due to Blister Beetle Ingestion in Children : Two case reports and a review of clinical presentations
Ali M. Al-Binali, Medhat Shabana, Suliman Al-Fifi, Sami Dawood, Amer A. Shehri, Ahmed Al- Barki
PDF
258-261
A Case of Gastric and Duodenal Strongyloidiasis
Dhuha M A Al-Sajee, Aisha Al-Hamdani
PDF
262-265

Medical Images

Aortoesophageal Fistula caused by a Foreign Body
Badriya Al-Saqri, Atheel Kamona, Neela Al-Lamki
PDF
266-268

Book Reviews

Genetic Counseling Practice : Advanced Concepts and Skills
Samir Al-Adawi
PDF
282-283
Field Guide to the Difficult Patient Interview
Ahmed S Al-Busaidi
PDF
285-286

Letters to the Editor

The Higher Cross-over Rate from Transradial to Transfemoral Coronary Angiography Do we have the explanation?
Mansour Sallam, Hafidh Al-Hadi
PDF
269-271
Re: Afghanistan and Oman : Personal reflections on a profound contrast
Moeness Alshishtawy
PDF
272-275
Re: The Trend to Seek a Second Opinion Abroad among Cancer Patients in Oman Challenges and Opportunities
Pradeep Chopra
PDF
276-277
Re: To Err is Human: Case report of Two Military Aircraft Accidents : Possible mechanisms of human failure
Ken Masters
PDF
278-279
Re: Evaluation Tools in Postgraduate Medical Education–Do we need “Made in Oman” tools?
Nadia Al Wardy
PDF
280-281

Conference Abstracts

Advanced General Medicine Conference Joint Conference of the Royal College of Physicians UK, Ministry of Health, Oman and Sultan Qaboos University 20th - 23rd February 2010
 
PDF
287-295
Proceedings of Sultan Qaboos University Clinical - Pathological Conferences 2009-2010
 
PDF
296-298