PJIM Archives

CONTENTS EDITORIAL The PJIM, my Editorial Board, and Ms. Connie Bayona – Rafael R. Castillo, MD, FPCP View Editorial LETTER TO THE EDITOR Nitric Oxide and Exercise  – Alberto Daysog, Jr., M.D. View Letter LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Simulation of Birth – Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D., FPCP View Prescription REVIEW ARTICLE Individualized Clinical Practice Beyond Group […]

CONTENTS REVIEW ARTICLE Disease Mechanisms in Osteoarthritis – Easter Z. Gonzales-Penserga., M.D. View Article ORIGINAL ARTICLE Clinical Outcomes of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Filipino Patients: A12-Year Experience at Makati Medical Center – Gerby Arvin L. Silva, M.D and Jimmy B. Aragon, M.D. View Article META ANALYSES Statins and the Development of Diabetes Mellitus – Peter

CONTENTS ORIGINAL ARTICLES Prevalence and Demographic Profile of Rheumatic Diseases at the University of Santo Tomas: Census Report January to December 2008 – Helmar Fantilanan-Soldevilla, M.D., Jovie G. Gerona, M.D., Ginger Alden I. Cabasan, M.D., Joenavin D. Ngo, M.D., Eugene A. Uy, M.D., Maria Cristina C. Tolin, M.D. Esther C. Maderazo, M.D. and Sandra V. Navarra, M.D. View Article

CONTENTS LETTER TO THE EDITOR Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease – Alberto Daysog, Jr., M.D., FPCP View Letter LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Advance Health Care Directives  – Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D., FPCP View Prescription SPECIAL ARTICLES Community Involvement in Strategic Hypertension Management – Ramon F. Abarquez, Jr., M.D., EFACC, FPCC, FPCP, CSPSH View Article Policies on Healthcare of

CONTENTS LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Parental Notification and the Minor Patients – Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D., FPCP View Prescription ORIGINAL ARTICLES Combination Insulin Therapy with Pre-mixed Intermediate/Rapid-Acting Insulin (70/30) and Insulin Lispro Mimicking Physiologic Insulin Secretion: Optimal Glycemic Treatment with Sustainability of Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients  – Nestor Eric R. Laplano, M.D., Deidri Anne

CONTENTS LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Therapeutic Privilege Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D., FPCP View Prescription ORIGINAL ARTICLES Diabetes Mellitus is Not Only A Risk Factor But A Cardiovascular Disease Homobono B. Calleja, M.D. View Article Quality of Care and Outcomes of Diabetic Extremity Patients After the Implementation of the Revised Diabetes Extremity Care Team Protocol

CONTENTS LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Transferring Patients to Other Hospitals Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D., FPCP View Prescription ORIGINAL ARTICLES The Clinical Profile of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients At the Philippine General Hospital Zarah Dulce P. Lucas, M.D., Catherine P. Pangan, M.D., Perpetua C. Patal, M.D. and Janus Ong M.D. View Article Total Sialic Acid and

CONTENTS LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and the Physician Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D., FPCP III View Prescription ORIGINAL ARTICLES Prevalence and Associations of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk in Filipino Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (OSA Risk in Filipino Diabetics) Cherrie Mae C. Sison, M.D., Frances Lina C. Lantion-Ang, M.D. and Manuel

CONTENTS LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Confidentiality And Right To Privacy Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D. View Prescription ORIGINAL ARTICLES Goldman Vs. Lee Cardiac Risk Indices In Diabetic Patients Undergoing Major Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery (The Cardiac Gold Study)* Manley C. Uy, M.D., Marjorie R. Reyes, M.D., Gregory Ryan Joseph A. Ardeña, M.D., Margarita Victoria B. Holgado, M.D. and Nemencio

CONTENTS LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003 Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D. View Prescription ORIGINAL ARTICLES A Survey on Clinical Management of Gout among Filipino Physicians Laniyati Hamijoyo, M.D., Julie Li-Yu, M.D., and Tito P. Torralba, M.D. View Article Use of Eosinophil Count in Induced Sputum and Blood in Evaluating Airway Inflammation in Asthmatic and Normal Subjects: A