Objective: To determine the clinical significance sof Delta Neutrophil Index (DNI) in diagnosing sepsis.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place and Duration of Study: Department Pathology, Pakistan Navy Ship, Shifa Hospital, Karachi from Jan to Jun 2020.
 Methodology: The study included one hundred fifty patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) sadmitted...

The aim of the study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of some fibrinolytic parameters in the differential diagnosis between patients with unstable angina (UA) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Methods. This cross-sectional study included 119 patients with chest pain (CP) and provisional diagnosis “UA”. After a full set of diagnostic procedures, authors formed 4 groups: patients with isc...

OBJECTIVE To measure condylar displacement between centric relation (CR) and maximum intercuspation (MIC) in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample comprised 70 non-deprogrammed individuals, divided equally into two groups, one symptomatic and the other asymptomatic, grouped according to the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD...

BACKGROUND Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation may increase disease severity and mortality. In evaluations of tuberculosis control programmes high fatality rates during tuberculosis treatment, are used as an indicator of long delays in low HIV-prevalence settings. However, data for this presumed association between delay and fatality are lacking. We assessed the association...