Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 74 No. 1, February 2019

Original Articles

Thirst as the threshold symptom to prevent worsening heat-related illness
Zawiah Mansor, Noor Hassim Ismail, Rosnah Ismail, Jamal Hisham Hashim

Cervical cancer and pap smear screening: knowledge, attitude and practice among working women in northern state of Malaysia
Rodziah Romli, Sa’adiah Shahabudin, Norkhafizah Saddki, Norehan Mokhtar

Paediatric cataract surgery in Hospital Kuala Lumpur - A 5-year review of visual outcomes
Fiona LM Chew, Suriya Eh Qurut, Izzaifa Hassan, Lim See Theng, Sunder Ramasamy, Jamalia Rahmat

Detection rate of colonic polyp among patients who had undergone colonoscopy at gastroenterology unit of Serdang Hospital, Malaysia
Tan Yi Jun, Wendy Tan, Chieng JinYu

Quality of life of diabetes amputees following major and minor lower limb amputations
Nazri Mohd Yusof, Aminudin Che Ahmad, Ahmad Fadzli Sulong, Mohd Jazlan Mohd Adnan, Jamalludin Abdul Rahman, Ramli Musa

Does the chromagen blue filter lens affect the reading speed, accuracy and contrast sensitivity
Madhavendra Bhandari, Reuben Lee Wei Ern, Chiranjib Majumder, Darren Ho

Motor performance and functional mobility in children with specific learning disabilities
Suhaili Ibrahim, Dzalani Harun, Masne Kadar, Hanif Farhan Mohd Rasdi, Nur Sakinah Baharudin, Evelyn Jong Tze Hui

Maternal and neonatal effects of Acinetobacter colonisation in preterm premature rupture of membrane and term labour
Mini Sood, Zaini Mohd-Zain, Nor Azizah Abu, Chee Seok Chiong, Noor Shafina Mohd Nor

Appropriateness of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis use among medical inpatients: a DVT risk alert tool (DRAT) study
Diana Fui Sing Yap, Zhi Yung Ng, Chier Yit Wong, Muhamad Saifuzzaman Muhamad Kassim, Yang Liang Boo

Diagnostic value of electrocardiogram in cardiac tamponade
Kai Ping Ang, Rusli Bin Nordin, Stanley Chin-Yu Lim, Chuey Yan Lee, Hou Tee Lu

Anxiety, depression and quality of life of medical students in Malaysia
Gin-Gin Gan, Yuen-Ling Hue

A cluster randomised controlled trial on effectiveness of carbon monoxide measurement feedback among college smoker : A study protocol
Muhammad Adil Zainal Abidin, Hayati Kadir Shahar, Rosliza Abdul Manaf

A review of aortic disease research in Malaysia
Gerald Tan Jack Soon, Paul Khoo Li Zhi, Sailesh Mohana Krishnan, Chan Kok Meng John

Case Reports

The great masquerade: Empyema thoracis as an unusual presentation of primary lung malignancy
Larry Nyanti, Kho Sze Shyang, Tie Siew Teck

Recurrent occipital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans tackled with wide local excision: A case report and current management
Jasmine Kho Pei Ying, Boon Han Kevin Ng, John Ranjit

Successful delayed-interval delivery in the presence of clinical chorioamnionitis in the leading twin: A report of two cases
Shobini Sukumaran, Devendra Kanagalingam

Large falcine meningioma presented as treatment-resistant depression: A case report
Sim Sze Kiat, Khairul Aizad Bin Adzman, Lim Swee San, Albert Wong Sii Hieng

Paediatric burkitt lymphoma presenting as a mandible swelling and intussusception
Senthilraj Retinasekharan, Periyathamby Sinnathamby, Irfan Mohamad

Case series of testicular adrenal rest tumours in boys with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A single centre experience
Karen Sue Wan Leong, Loo Ling Wu

Single stage treatment of complex aortic pathology (mega- aortic syndrome) using frozen elephant trunk technique
Paneer Selvam Krishna Moorthy, Sharul Akmal Saat, Abd Samad Sakijan

Paraneoplastic relapsing minimal change disease associated with type A thymoma in an elderly patient: A case report and literature review
Clara Lee Ying Ngoh, Giap Hean Shaun Goh, Weng Kin Wong

Spontaneous massive haemothorax in the peri-partum period of an undiagnosed neurofibromatosis type 1 patient - A surgical perspective
Narasimman Sathiamurthy, Hari Dass Govindasamy, Kanesh Kumaran Seevalingam, Umasangar Ramasamy, Ganendra Paramasvaran

Acknowledgement