Objective: 1. To assess impact of open book and closed book assessment on summative assessment. 2.To know the perception of students on open book and closed book assessment. Design: Analytical observa

Objective: To assess the prognostic value of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting maternal and neonatal outcomes among women with pregnancy-associated sepsis. Design: A prospect

Background: Background: Cognitive dysfunction is a common but often under-recognised feature of multiple sclerosis. The Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis provides a pract

Background: Clinical competence is a core outcome of medical education and requires assessment methods that are fair, valid, and reliable. While the Traditional Clinical Examination (TCE) has long bee

Background: Chronic liver disease is associated with cardiovascular abnormalities that may remain clinically silent. Echocardiography can help identify subclinical cardiac dysfunction, particularly di

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic relapsing disease having multifactorial etiology. The assessment of disease activity is based on combination of clinical, colonoscopic and histopathological findings. T

Objectives: To study the epidemiological profile, clinical presentation, severity assessment using the Peradeniya Organophosphorus Poisoning (POP) score, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes of p

Objective: Hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) neonates suffer early breastfeeding failure due to neurological compromise and maternal anxiety. Predictive value of LATCH Score in HIE infants is unde

Background: Induction of labour requires reliable prediction of delivery outcome. Ultrasonographic cervical parameters, particularly cervical length, may objectively complement the subjective Bishop s

Objective: To evaluate cervicovaginal beta-human chorionic gonadotropin as a predictor of spontaneous preterm birth and its association with cervical length and Bishop score. Design: Prospective obser

Background: Difficult laryngoscopy remains one of the most feared complications in anaesthetic practice. Diabetic patients are predisposed to airway difficulties owing to non-enzymatic glycosylation o

Background: Body mass index (BMI) and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) provide different information at the first assessment of type 2 diabetes. BMI characterises body habitus and adiposity-related risk,

Background: Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common surgical emergency with severity ranging from mild inflammation to life-threatening complications. Early severity assessment is essential for appropria

Background: Foot involvement is a common but often overlooked manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that contributes to pain, deformity, impaired mobility, and reduced quality of life. Since the

Background: Pregnancy-associated sepsis remains a significant contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Early recognition is challenging due to