Vol 18, No 4 (2018)

November

Table of Contents

Editorials

Go Lean, Get Leaner: The application of lean management in Omani healthcare
Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Shahid M. Al-Balushi
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e431-432

Reviews

Cost-Effectiveness of Wound Care: A concept analysis
Koukab A. Al-Gharibi, Sajana Sharstha, Maria A. Al-Faras
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e433-439

Original Studies

Individual Radiosensitivity Assessment of the Families of Ataxia-Telangiectasia Patients by G2-Checkpoint Abrogation
Asghar Aghamohammadi, Seyed M. Akrami, Marjan Yaghmaie, Nima Rezaei, Gholamreza Azizi, Mehdi Yaseri, Hassan Nosrati, Majid Zaki-Dizaji
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e440-446
Hypoglycaemia Among Insulin-Treated Patients with Diabetes: Evaluation of the United Arab Emirates cohort of the International Operations-Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool study
Salah Abusnana, Salem A. Beshyah, Nawal Al-Mutawa, Rima Tahhan, Mahir Jallo, Ravi Arora, Hazem Aly, Sagar Singhal
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e447-454
Effects of an Adenotonsillectomy on the Cognitive and Behavioural Function of Children Who Snore: A naturalistic observational study
Khalid Al-Zaabi, Samir Al-Adawi, Sanjay Jaju, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Nasser Al-Sibani, Mohammed Al-Alawi, Mohammed Al-Abri, Rashid Al-Abri
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e455-460
Clinical Aspects, Immunophenotypic Analysis and Survival Rate of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Patients in Erbil City, Iraq
Kawa M. Hasan
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e461-467
Pharmaceutical Care in Children: Self-reported knowledge, attitudes and competency of final-year pharmacy students in Jordan
Tareq L. Mukattash, Anan S. Jarab, Rana K. Abu-Farha, Eman Alefeishat, James C. McElnay
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e468-475
Physicians’ Perceptions of Electronic Prescribing with Electronic Medical Records in Kuwaiti Primary Healthcare Centres
Bashair A. Almutairi, Henry W. W. Potts, Saadoun F. Al-Azmi
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e476-482
Food Allergen Sensitisation Patterns in Omani Patients with Allergic Manifestations
Salem Al-Tamemi, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Naseem, Munira Tufail-Alrahman, Mahmood Al-Kindi, Jalila Alshekaili
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e483-488
Correlation Between Dysphagia and Malocclusion in Rett Syndrome: A preliminary study
Serena Cocca, Massimo Viviano, Michele Loglisci, Stefano Parrini, Giovanni Monciatti, Ilaria I. Paganelli, Walter Livi, Chiara Mezzedimi
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e489-493
Development and Validation of a Cross-Cultural Heart Failure-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire
Nor F. Mohamed, Siti R. Ghazali, Nor A. Yaacob, Aizai A. A. Rahim, Oteh Maskon
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e494-500
Rate and Predictors of Publication of Resident Abstracts Presented at Oman Medical Specialty Board Scientific Meetings
Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi, Jonas U. Dupo
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e501-506
Knowledge and Attitudes Towards First Aid Measures Among Medical Students at Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Alshuwayrikh, Abdulrahman Aljethaily, Faris Alosaimi, Osama Alshaya, Abdullah Alasmari, Mohammed Al-Makhdob, Saleh Alkhonezan, Salahuddin Khan
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e507-512
The Effect of a Self-Efficacy-Enhancing Intervention on Perceived Self-Efficacy and Actual Adherence to Healthy Behaviours Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Iman Al-Hashmi, Felicia Hodge, Karabi Nandy, Elizabeth Thomas, Mary-Lynn Brecht
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e513-319

Brief Communications

The Role of Combination Calcipotriol plus Betamethasone Dipropionate Gel in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Scalp Seborrhoeic Dermatitis
Felix B. Yap
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e520-523

Technical Notes

Design, Implementation and Testing of a Novel Prototype Orthotic Knee Joint with Two Degrees of Freedom in a Patient with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Siamak Aghajani-Fesharaki, Farzam Farahmand, Hassan Saeedi, Ehsan Abdollahy
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e524-528

Case Reports

Lead Toxicity due to Ingestion of Lead-Contaminated Opium in a Patient Presenting with Motor Neuropathy and Upper Limb Paresis: A case report
Seyed M. M. Mirzaei, Ayob Akbari, Omid Mehrpour, Nasim Zamani
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e529-532
Hypercalcaemia: A portent of sarcoidosis in cystic fibrosis
Jayakrishnan B., Saif M. Al-Mubaihsi, Masoud S. Kashoub, Jojy George
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e533-536
Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature
Feras A. Alkuwaiti, Yasser Elghoneimy, Sami Ghazal
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e537-540
A Missed Late Presentation of a Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation as a Large Infected Bulla
Chung Y. Lee, Syazarina S. Osman, Helmee M. Noor, Nur S. A. Isa
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e541-544
Osteosarcoma of the Proximal Femur Mimicking Septic Arthritis of the Hip: A diagnostic dilemma
Salil Umrani, Yaqoub Al-Mufargi
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e545-548
A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour
Levente Deak, Savitha Mudalagiriyappa, Annelyse Ballin, David Saxton, Arunaloke Chakrabarti
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e549-552
An Adolescent with Progressive Enlargement of Digits: Case report and proposed diagnostic criteria for macrodystrophia lipomatosa
Binoy J. Paul, Raveendran A. V.
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e553-556
A Case of Pure Matrix Ureteral Stone: A rare type of urinary calculi that may be overlooked
Mohamed M. Elawdy, Samer El-Halwagy, Yasser A. Razek, Abeer R. Alsenani, Sultan Almazroui
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e557-559

Medical Images

Primary Essential Cutis Verticis Gyrata: A scalp condition that may appear in various disorders
Mónica García-Arpa, Miguel A. Flores-Terry, Lucía González-Ruiz, Monserrat Franco-Muñoz, Manolo Calvo-García
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e560-562

Letters to the Editor

Re: Primary Plasma Cell Leukaemia: Case report and review of the literature
Vitorino M. dos Santos
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e563-564

Conference Abstracts

Resuscitation & Research Conference 2018
 
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e565-567

Erratum Notice

Erratum Notice of Author Affiliation Correction: Point-of-Care Airway Ultrasonography Prior to an Emergency Cricothyroidotomy: Case report
 
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e568