Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA VOL 67 NO 4 August 2012

Editorial

The Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Promotion of Scholarly Writing Skills and Standards in the Asia Pacific Region
K G Lim

Commentary

Hypertension Control in Chronic Kidney Disease: Don't Miss the Forest for the Trees
H T Ong, L M Ong, J J Ho

Original Articles

Morbidity Profiles at three Primary Care Clinics in Perlis, Malaysia
K Mohd Fozi, M N Kamaliah, J Safurah

Diabetic retinopathy in native and non-native Sarawakians - Findings from the Diabetic Eye Registry
P S Mallika, S Aziz, P P Goh, P Y Lee, W L Cheah, M S Chong, A K Tan

Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function of Workers Employed in Textile Dyeing Factory in Turkey
O Sibel, A Beyza, K Murat, E Fatma, K Göksel, B Sevin

Effectiveness of Antihypertensive Drugs in Hypertensive Patients With End Stage Renal Failure
K Endang, W B Ng, A A Siti Azdiah

Clinical use of Malay Version of Vertigo Symptom Scale (MVVSS) in Patients with Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD)
Z Zuraida, Z Mohd Normania, S Insuhaimi, I Zalina

Cabergoline Effect on Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Oral Agent Failure
S M Taghavi, S S Fatemi, H Rokni

Risk Factors for Neurosurgical Site Infections After A Neurosurgical Procedur: A Prospective Observational Study at Hospital Kuala Lumpur
S S Buang, M S Haspani

Indications and Outcome of Anti-phospholipid Syndrome Testing in an Obstetric Population at Sabah Women & Children Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo Malaysia
V Vijayan

Prevalence of Clostridium difficile toxin in diarhoeal stool samples of patients from a tertiary hospital in North Eastern Penisular Malaysia
H Siti Asma, O Norlela, M I Fauziahs, A R Zaidah, M Nurahan, A R Rosliza, G T Chan

Value of Shock Index in Prognosticating The Short Term Outcome of Death for Patients Presenting With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in The Emergency Department
M Y Shah Jahan, Z Mohd Idzwan, L M Fatahul, B Mohamad Adam, L Sharmila, A Abu Hassan

Co-morbid Medical Conditions and Medical Complications of Prostate Cancer in Southern Nigeria
M K Sapira, A C Onwuchekwa, C R Onwuchekwa

Age and Pathology of Prostate Cancer in South-Southern Nigeria; Is there a pattern?
M K Sapira, C C Obiorah

Case Reports

Moxifloxacin-warfarin Interaction
K L Yew, W C Lee

Malignant Melanoma of the Foot in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus – A Trap for the Unwary
H Paisal, S C Loke, M N Fatimah, M Maliza, S Vivek Ajit

Imaging Findings Of Extensive Splenic Infarction After Cyanoacrylate Injection For Gastric Varices – A Case Report
R S Chan, A Vijayananthan, G Kumar, I N Hilmi

Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Rupture with Swan Ganz Balloon
K L Yew, K H Sim, T K Ong

A Rare Case of Nasopharyngeal Carcinosarcoma
A L Lim, Z Zahirrudin, K C Pua

Cutaneous Metastases from Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
P Sangeetha, P Vinidh, F Charlton, W Dobrowsky, C Kelly

First Detected Human Bocavirus in a Malaysian Child with Pneumonia and Pre-existing Asthma: A Case Report
M R Etemadi, F Azizi Jalilian, N Abd Wahab, F Jahanshiri, R Amini, N Othman, Z Sekawi

Sturge-Weber-Syndrome with Extreme Ocular Manifestation and Rare Association of Upper Airway Angioma with Anticipated Difficult Airway
H S Wong, A R Ropilah, S Y Choo, Y Nurlia

Case Report: A Rare Case of Pediatric Conus Medularis Glioblastoma Multiforme
T S Gee, I G Abdul Rahman, I Badrisyahs, A Mohamad Saufi

Short Communication

Prevalence of Overweight / Obesity among the Medical Students, Malaysia
Gopalakrishnan S, Ganeshkumar P, Prakash M V S, Christopher, Amalraj V

Continuing Medical Education

Computed Tomography (CT) of Bowel and Mesenteric Injury in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Pictorial Essay
H Radhiana, A A Azian, C M Siti Kamariah

Abstract

National Heart Association of Malaysia