Introduction: The USA Patriot Act is a law passed after the 9/11terrorist attacks in the US that ... more Introduction: The USA Patriot Act is a law passed after the 9/11terrorist attacks in the US that gave law enforcement agencies broad powers to investigate, prosecute, and bring terrorists to justice. It also led to increased penalties for committing and supporting terrorist crimes. There were several areas of this act but from CAMS exam perspective only the ones related to money laundering. This act grants powers to US Treasury to deal with US Financial Institutions for foreign money laundering purposes. Section 311-Special measures for jurisdictions, FIs, or international transactions of primary money-laundering concern
Introduction: The USA Patriot Act is a law passed after the 9/11terrorist attacks in the US that ... more Introduction: The USA Patriot Act is a law passed after the 9/11terrorist attacks in the US that gave law enforcement agencies broad powers to investigate, prosecute, and bring terrorists to justice. It also led to increased penalties for committing and supporting terrorist crimes. There were several areas of this act but from CAMS exam perspective only the ones related to money laundering. This act grants powers to US Treasury to deal with US Financial Institutions for foreign money laundering purposes. Section 311-Special measures for jurisdictions, FIs, or international transactions of primary money-laundering concern
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of rectal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)... more Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of rectal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) using diclofenac in preventing pancreatitis following ERCP. Methodology: It was a randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled study carried out at Surgical Unit-I, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi from May 2013 to April 2014. A total of 108 patients were included and randomly assigned in each of study and placebo groups. Group I patients received 100 mg of diclofenac per rectally while group II patients received a glycerine suppository per rectally (placebo) before the start of ERCP. Post ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) was diagnosed by clinical evaluation and raised serum amylase levels after four hours of the procedure in both groups (study vs control). Results: Out of 108 patients 32 were males and 76 were females. Mean age was 46.09 ±12.31 in group I, while it was 42.93 ±14.69 in Group II. Mean serum amylase level, 4 hours after ERCP, was 184.70 ±36.34 in the diclofenac group, while it w...
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