Medical Journal of Malaysia

From the MJM Editors’ Desk: Common errors authors make in submission to the Medical Journal of Malaysia
Lekhraj Rampal, Liew Boon Seng, Pakeer Oothuman, Philip Rajan, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Hoe Victor Chee Wai, Baharudin Abdullah

Study on the incidence of adverse events during intra-hospital transfer of critical care patients from emergency department
Mohd Rafeek Mohd Ismail, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin, Zainal Effendy Zainal Abidin, Mimi Azliha Abu Bakar, Afifah Sjamun Sjahid

Asthma control and asthma treatment adherence in primary care: results from the prospective, multicentre, non-interventional, observational cohort ASCOPE study in Malaysia
Nor Azila Mohd Isa, Chang Li Cheng, Nazrila Hairizan Nasir, Viknesh Naidu, Vieshal Raja Gopal, Anton Kumar Alexander

Two-weekly docetaxel in treatment of advanced breast cancer: A preliminary study
Dai Wee Lee, Ik Hui Kang, Fuad Ismail

Selective laser trabeculoplasty vs. topical medications for step-up treatment in primary open angle glaucoma: comparing clinical effectiveness, quality of life and cost-effectiveness
Yong Meng Hsien, Jemaima Che Hamzah

Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected men who have sex with men with syphilis: A 5-year multicentre study in Malaysia
Siaw Yen Ong, Min Moon Tang, Izzaty Dalawi, Wooi Chiang Tan, Chin Aun Yeoh, Wee Meng Kho, Pubalan Muniandy, Pui Li Wong, Rukumani Devi Velayuthan, Zhenli Kwan, Chin Chwen Ch’ng, Norli Marwyne Mohd Noor, Vijayaletchumi Krishnasamy, Asmah Johar

A survey on smartphone dependence and psychological effects among undergraduate students in a Malaysian University
Nisha Syed Nasser, Loh Jia Ling, Aida Abdul Rashid, Hamed Sharifat, Umar Ahmad, Buhari Ibrahim, Salasiah Mustafa, Hoo Fan Kee, Ching Siew Mooi, Subapriya Suppiah

Is hyaluronic acid filler still a potential risk factor for an autoimmune reaction?
Noorahluda M. Aljawhar, Inas K. Sharquie

Lung computed tomography patterns of a cluster of asymptomatic young males with COVID-19 admitted to a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur
Boon Hau Ng, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Chun Ian Soo, Najma Kori, Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari, Isa Azzaki Zainal, Lydia Kamaruzaman, Muhammad Yusuf Abu Shamsi, Halim Gafor, Norlaila Mustafa, Wan Nur Nafisah Wan Yahya, Shahrul Azmin, Khoo Ching Soong, Hemalatha Munusamy, Zhen Hao Ching, Hsueh Jing Low, Petrick Periyasamy

Safety and effectiveness of a biosimilar biphasic insulin in the management of diabetes mellitus during routine clinical practice in Asian patients
Zanariah Hussein, Nor Azizah Aziz, Dhanaraj E, Ballari Brahmachari, Mudgal Kothekar

The impact on patients’ time-to-theatre following colour coding classification in emergency operation theatre, Sarawak General Hospital
Khaw Soon Keong, Teo Shu Ching, Mohamad Adam Bujang

Misdiagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in patients admitted to respiratory wards, Penang General Hospital
Ang Choon Seong, Kelvin Beh Khai Meng, Yeang Li Jing, Chin Yuen Quan, Khor Inn Shih, Yoon Chee Kin, Irfhan Ali bin Hyder Ali

Knowledge and attitude of nurses towards diabetic foot care in a secondary health care centre in Malaysia
Ng Bing Wui (Ng BW), Ahmad Azraf bin Azhar, Muhammad Hanif bin Azman, Muhammad Shazreen bin Sukri, Arvinder Singh A/L Harbaksh Singh, Abdul Muttalib bin Abdul Wahid

Diastolic dysfunction in patients with liver cirrhosis: A short-term, observational study at a Malaysian hospital
Khairul Azlan Abdul Aziz, Nani Draman, Wan Yus Haniff Wan Isa, Nazri Mustaffa

Triage of urology referrals and outpatient service during COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a single centre in Malaysia
William Ong Lay Keat, Sivaneswaran Lechmiannandan, Mohd Najib Aziz, Devindran Manoharan, Say Bob Lee, Rohan Malek Johan

COVID-19 in Sudan: Response towards control and prevention
Taha Hussein Musa, Haitham Mohamed. EL Bingawi, Idriss Hussein Musa, Layla Ahmed Mohammed, Mohamed Abdelrahman Arbab, Hassan Hussein Musa

Making collapsing pulse user-friendly
Thomas Puthiaparampil

Periodic weakness of the diaphragm as the sole manifestation of bulbar onset myasthenia
Josef Finsterer, Carla Alexandra Scorza, Fulvio Alexandra Scorza, Ana Claudia Fiorini

Decoding death by unknown causes using post mortem image-guided virtopsy: A review of recent literature and the Malaysian experience
Tawfiq Yousef Tawfiq Zyoud, Saiful Nizam Abdul Rashid, Subapriya Suppiah, Ezamin Abdul Rahim, Rozi Mahmud

Management of prediabetes in Malaysian population: An experts’ opinion
Mafauzy Mohamed, Ee Ming Khoo, Zanariah Hussein, Nor Shaffinaz Yusoff Azmi, Guan Jian Siah, Feisul Idzwan Mustapha, Noor Lita Adam, Azhari Rosman, Beng Tian Lee, Siew Hui Foo, Nagammai Thiagarajan, Nik Mazlina Mohammad, Kevin Moses, Hannah Loke

Case report: robotic thoracic surgery of posterior mediastinal mass
Adli Azam Mohammad Razi, Shahril Khalid, Aneez Basheer Ahmed

High intensity non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for refractory decompensated acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Kuan Yee Lim, Rathika Rajah, Boon Hau Ng, Chun Ian Soo

Laparoscopic splenic artery ligation in a patient with immune thrombocytopenia with intracranial haemorrhage (two clips that stopped a timebomb)
Yon Quan Chan, Zhao Ming Lee, Swee Looi Tan

Hypertension in the absence of urinary abnormalities - An unusual presentation of anaphylactoid purpura
Pui Ling Thong, Kang Nien How, Ikmal Hisyam Bakrin

Three case reports of infants with ankyloglossia affecting breastfeeding
Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Yunita Dewi Ardini, Nor Asilah Harun

Dilemma in the management of methanol poisoning at a district hospital in Malaysia
Qin Jian Low, Lee Karl Thien, Tzyy Huei Lim, Carwen Siaw, Seng Wee Cheo, Nin Ern Tan, Qamruddin Reza Murad

Uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery right upper sleeve lobectomy- The first experience in Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Nguk Chai Diong, Benedict Dharmaraj, Narasimman Sathiamurthy

A case of severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in a post-splenectomy patient
Seng Wee Cheo, Tee Tat Khoo, Yee Ann Tan, Whei Chuern Yeoh, Qin Jian Low

Squamous cell carcinoma cervix stage IIIB metastatic to oral cavity: A case report and literature review
Sigit Purbadi, Kade Yudi Saspriyana, Primariadewi Rustamadji

A case of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy with right ventricle thrombus: A case report
Qin Jian Low, Carwen Siaw, Seng Wee Cheo, Heng Shee Kim, Cheang Leng Benjamin Leo, Norliza Binti Othman, Chuey Yan Lee

A case of laparoscopic resection of myxoid liposarcoma of the greater omentum
Sze Li Siow, Mohamad Hisham Faqihuddin, Hans Alexander Mahendran

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma – A rare cause of pleural effusion
Seng Wee Cheo, Alicia Dixie Abraham, Angeline Madatang, Qin Jian Low

Ointment tacrolimus for steroid resistant adenoviral nummular keratitis
Marium Jamaluddin Ahmad, Nurliza Khaliddin, Lott Pooi Wah, Sujaya Singh

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