Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

Editorial

A brief overview regarding various aspects of objective structured practical examination (OSPE): modifications as per local needs

Muhammad Abdul Azeem                                                                                                                                                                                      1

Original Articles

The effect of long-term exposure to particulate pollution on the lung function of Teheranian and Zanjanian students

Heydarpour Fereidoun, Mousavinasab Seyed Nourddin, Nahidi Ahmad Rreza, Alipour Mohsen, Rostami Ahmad, Heydarpour Pouria           4

Evaluation of hyperpolarization potentials and nerve conduction parameters in axonal neuropathic patients

Muhammad Abdul Azeem, Nabeeh Ibrahim Ali Rakkah, Muhammad Amir Mustufa, Anwar Ali, Najamuddin Farooq, Muhammad Ilyas         9

A novel technique using measurements of galvanic skin resistance and heart rate variability to review the autonomic changes in chronic alcoholics

Latha Rajendra Kumar, Chandrakala Shenoy                                                                                                                                                             15

Validity of VER in measuring ethambutol induced optic neuritis in TB patients: Evaluation using receiver operating characteristic curves.

Singh Satendra, Sood Sushma, Sethi Jyoti, Beena                                                                                                                                                      18

Diagnostic significance of adenosine deaminase in pleural tuberculosis

Rukhshan Khurshid, Najla Shore, Mahjabeen Saleem, Mammona Naz, Nazia Zameer.                                                                                           23

Determination of cardiac output in medical students by pulse pressure method

Farida Munawar, Fareeha, Maryam, Sana, Anusha, Nida                                                                                                                                         26

Incidence of stroke in context of hypertension in local population

Alla-ud-Din Abro, Muhammad Aslam Abbasi, Hafeezullah, Jawaid Sammo, Muzafar Sheikh                                                                              28

A study of sperm morphology in a Pakistani population

Mohammad Owais Ahmad, Saadat Ali Khan, M. Amjad Hameed, Umar Ali Khan                                                                                               32

Efficacy of combined interferon alpha and ribavirin therapy in patients of chronic hepatitis C

Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Aslam, Tassawar Hussain, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Saadat Ali Khan                                                            37

Non high density lipoprotein cholesterol in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Muhammad Aslam Abbasi, Hafeezullah, Nazir Ahmad Shah, Alla-ud-Din Abro, Javed Ahmad Sammo                                                             40

The effect of exercise on blood parameters

Rashida Bhatti, Din Muhammad Shaikh                                                                                                                                                                44

Review Article

Syndrome X: Time to pay heed!

Sibgha Zulfiqar, Madiha Ahmad                                                                                                                                                                             47

Short Communication

Problems faced by male medical students in learning on female subjects

Aqeel Subhani, Shoaib Khan                                                                                                                                                                                   51