Vol. 18 No. 4 (2020): Vol. 18 No. 4 Issue 49 Oct-Dec 2020 | Journal of Nepal Health Research Council

Editorial

An Overview and Changing Scenario of Post-graduate Medical Education in Nepal: What Is the Way Forward?

Ganesh Dangal

I-III
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Review Article

Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio as a Prognostic Marker in Acute Ischemic Stroke: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Subodh Sharma Paudel, Bikram Thapa, Ritesh Luitel

573-579
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The Efficacy of Rituximab in the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy

Ruby Maharjan, Jin Wen Wang, Indra Kumar Shrestha

580-587
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Use of Contraceptives among Adolescents: What Does Global Evidence Show and How Can Nepal Learn?

Dirgha Raj Shrestha, Rajendra Bhadra, Ganesh Dangal

588-595
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Original Article

Pharmacovigilance of Antiretroviral Drugs at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health sciences

Deependra Prasad Sarraf, Gajendra Prasad Rauniar, Roshan Chhetri, Shyam Prasad Kafle, Suchana Marahatta, Basudha Khanal, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Vivek Kattel

596-603
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Predictive Accuracy of Blumensaat Line Angle and Its Apex along with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Inclination Angle for Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear with Abundant Remnant

Vijayendra Adhikari, Amit Joshi, Nagmani Singh, Ishor Pradhan

604-609
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Serum Vitamin D in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Healthy Periodontium

Shaili pradhan, Shweta Agrawal

610-614
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Skin Prick Test Positivity in Chronic Urticaria

Soniya Koirala, Upama Paudel, Dinesh Binod Pokhrel, Sudip Parajuli

615-618
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Quality of Life among Primary Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy Living in Sarlahi and Rautahat Districts of Nepal

Bina Pandit, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Ananda Kumar Karn, Rina Pandit

619-625
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Cardiovascular Reactivity to Acute Mental Stress in Post Ovulatory Females

Karishma Rajbhandari Pandey, Rita Khadka, Kopila Agrawal, Bishnu Hari Paudel, Dipesh Raj Panday

626-631
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Estimation of Hepatic Elasticity by Shear Wave Sonoelastography among Asymptomatic Individuals in a Tertiary Level Hospital

Santosh Maharjan, Benu Lohani, Prakash kayastha, Sundar Suwal, Sharma Paudel

632-636
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Tooth Wear and Associated Factors in School Children with Primary Dentition in Kathmandu Valley

Sirjana Dahal, Prakash Poudel, Megha Pradhan, Bhawana Mainali

637-643
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Quality of Drug in Health Facilities: A Cross-sectional Study

Khem Bahadur Karki, Neelam Dhakal, Baburam Humagain, Arpana Pandit, Trishna Acharya, Pradip Gyanwali

644-648
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Determinants of Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women Attending Tertiary Level Hospital

Bijaya Ghimire, Pratima Pathak

649-654
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Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Their Associated Factors among Health Care Workers During COVID -19 Pandemic in Nepal

Apsara Pandey, Chandrakala Sharma, Ram Hari Chapagain, Narmada Devkota, Kamal Ranabhat, Suman Pant, Kriti Adhikari

655-660
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Gram-Negative Bacteria Causing Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Kathmandu University Hospital

Jatan Bahadur Sherchan, Sanjay Humagain

661-666
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Mammography Trends in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal

Anamika Jha, Ranjit Kumar Chaudhary

667-671
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Abdominal Drainage in Complicated Appendicectomy - Resources Down the Drain?

Scarlet Nazarian, Charlotte Boardman, Ezzat Chohda, Ankur Shah

672-675
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Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in School Going Children: A Cross-sectional Study

Nistha Shrestha, Salina Sahukhala, Diva K.C, Dawn Sandalcidi, Shambhu Prasad Adhikari

676-680
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Adults with Central Obesity at Janakpur Zone, Nepal

Birendra Kumar Jha, Mingma Lhamu Sherpa, Binod Kumar Dahal, Jitendra Kumar Singh

681-685
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Demirjian’s Eight Teeth Method for Dental age Estimation in Nepalese Population

Nuwadatta Subedi, Umesh Parajuli, Ishwari Sharma Paudel, Mukesh Mallik

686-691
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Orthopedic Sub-specialization: Need or Hype? Opinion from Nepalese Orthopedic Surgeons

Bibhuti Nath Mishra, Rishi Ram Poudel, Sravya Challa

692-697
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Study of Ectopic Pregnancy at Tertiary Care Hospital in Province 1 of Nepal

Sita Pokhrel Ghimire

698-701
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Assessment of Anxiety and Depression among Caregivers of Mentally Ill Patients Attending Mental Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal

Durga Khadka Mishra, Urusha Shakya

702-708
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Comparison of Perinatal Outcomes between Borderline and Normal Amniotic Fluid Index in Term Singleton Pregnancies

Nishma Bajracharya, Ganesh Dangal, Rekha Poudel, Kenusha Devi Tiwari, Sonu Bharati, Ostha Maharjan, Sunita Maharjan, Aruna Karki, Hema Kumari Pradhan, Ranjana Shrestha, Kabin Bhattachan

709-713
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Trend and Patterns of Research Proposals Submitted for Ethical Review in Nepal Health Research Council

Namita Ghimire, Anju Vaidya, Anil Kumar Sah, Ashwin Karakheti, Krishna Rana, Pragya Malla, Pradip Gyanwali, Anjani Kumar Jha

714-718
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Computed Tomographic Assessment of Renal Volume and Its Associative Factors Among Adults

Ramswarth Sah, Mamata Bhattarai, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Shanta Lall Shrestha, Benu Lohani, Ramesh Bhatta

719-723
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Laparoscopic Extended Cholecystectomy for Early Gall Bladder Cancer

Dhiresh Kumar Maharjan, Prabin Bikram Thapa

724-728
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Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatological Disorders in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

Diwakar Chudal, Vikash Paudel

729-733
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Distribution of Macrolide-Lincosamide-Streptogramin B Antibiotics Resistance Genes in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococci

Dharma Nagarkoti, Krishna Prajapati, Ajay Narayan Sharma, Aarogya Gyawali, Sarita Manandhar

734-740
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National and Provincial Estimates of Catastrophic Health Expenditure and its Determinants in Nepal

Arjun Kumar Thapa, Achyut Raj Pandey

741-746
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Plastic Surgical Procedures for Lower Limb Reconstruction at a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal

Mangal Gharti Magar, Piyush Giri, Krishna Kumar Nagarkoti, Bishal Karki, Surendra Jung Basnet, Kiran Kishor Nakarmi, Shankar Man Rai

747-752
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Effectiveness of Fentanyl in Facilitating Cannulation of Ampulla of Vater during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Ashis Pun, Amit Dhungana, Jewan Pariyar, Hari Prasad Upadhyay

753-757
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Illness Representations of Hypertension among Nepali Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital Clinic: An exploratory survey

Ram Kishor Sah, Andrea Straus, Deepak Sundar Shrestha, Hari Har Khanal, Bishnu Dutta Paudel, Richard R. Love

758-762
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Vulnerability to Heat Stress and its Health Effects among People of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan

Kusumsheela Bhatta, Sandip Pahari

763-768
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Comparison of Fentanyl-Propofol and Ketamine-Propofol Combination in Induction and Maintenance with Intravenous Anesthesia for Short Surgical Procedures at Moderate Elevations

Ramesh Bhattarai, Pawan Kumar Hamal

769-775
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Medical Education

E-learning: a Modality of Medical Education in the Period of Crisis

Gehanath Baral, Reetu Sharma Baral

776-778
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Perception of Students and Faculty on Problem Based Learning in Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing Program

Babu Raja Maharjan, Uttam Shrestha, Ashis Shrestha, Balakrishnan M Acharya, Ambika Poudel, Sarala KC, Rajesh N Gongal

779-784
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Short Communication

Mobile Swab Collection Vehicle; a Blend of Necessity, Innovation, and Technology in a Resource-poor Country

Arun Kumar Neopane, Sailendra Kumar Duwal Shrestha, Suman Raj Dangol, Bikal Shrestha, Ashis Dutta, Galav Adhikari, Jenny Mandal, Hem Raj Khadka, Shanker Dhakal

785-788
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Case Report

Kawasaki Disease like Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Toddler during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Nepal

Ajit Rayamajhi, Manisha Sharma, Mukund Kumar Deo, Sanjeet Shrestha, Krishna Prasad Bista, Krishna Prasad Paudel

789-791
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Anaesthesia for Antenatal Diagnosed Duodenal Atresia with Undiagnosed Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Neonate

Rupesh Kumar Yadav, Bidur Kumar Dhungel, Pawan Kumar Hamal, Nabin Pokhrel, Manoj Kumar Shrestha

792-794
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Tubercular Pericardial Effusion Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade A case report

Alok Pradhan, Ranjit Babu Jasaraj, Bhesh Raj Karki, Anish Joshi

795-797
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Acute Acquired Methemoglobinemia Following Nitrobenzene Poisoning

Samriddh Dhungel, Prabina Ghimire, Swarup Shrestha, Tulsi Bhattarai, Anil Pokhrel

798-800
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Subarachnoid Block in Prone Position for lower limb surgery

Bidur Kumar Baral, Puspa Raj Poudel, Shubhash Regmi, Anuj Jung Karki, Pradip Koirala, Aashish Shah

801-803
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Viewpoint

Failure to Initiate Medicine in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensives Despite Sustained High Blood Pressure in Nepal: an Under-discussed Dimension of Non-adherence

Nishant Thakur, Shyamsundar Budhathoki

804-806
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COVID-19 Vaccine Development to Vaccination

Ashok Pandey, Pradeep Belbase, Ayuska Parajuli

807-809
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Letters to the Editor

Disappearance of Influenza during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Nepal’s Experience

Sher Bahadur Pun

810-811
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Drug therapy in Pediatric Scrub Typhus – Is ‘not Giving Azithromycin’ a Risk Factor for PICU Admission?

Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu, Dinesh Kumar Narayanasamy

812
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