A Rare Case of Primary Intracardiac Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Multimodality Imaging to the Rescue.

• Primary cardiac malignancies are extremely rare and lethal. • Early diagnosis with multimodality imaging and treatment are crucial. • Survival with primary cardiac lymphoma is typically <1 month without treatment.

Pseudohypoaldosteronism type-I: a rare cause of hyperkalemia in neonates.

Pseudohypoaldosteronism type I (PHA-I) is a rare disorder with only a few cases reported worldwide. It appears early in life with salt-wasting, failure to thrive, dehydration, hypotension, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis. There is a resistance to aldosterone by the mineralocorticoid receptors.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia with cholestatic jaundice.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia describes a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by a decrease in Cortisol production. 11 beta hydroxylase deficiencies is the second most common form. However, its presentation with cholestatic jaundice is extremely rare.

Risk factors and types of cerebral palsy.

Objective: To determine the risk factors and associated types of cerebral palsy in a squatter settlement of Karachi.

Methods: The pilot cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi during 2010 and 2011. Data was collected through an interviewed questionnaire from the mothers of cerebral palsy victims children from a population of 6000.

Maintenance of empathy levels among first and final year medical students: a cross sectional study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to quantify the levels of empathy amongst medical students in the first year and final year of the medical curriculum at a medical university in Karachi, Pakistan.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, comprising of participating students in their first year and final year of the medical curriculum at Ziauddin University Medical College, was carried out, using the Empathy Quotient (EQ) scale consisting of 60 questions through a self-administered questionnaire. The results were collected anonymously over a time period of six months from a sample of 171 participants.