Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.57 No.3)

Volume 57 Number 3

July to September 2019

 C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

Evolving Medical Literature

 - Pelagio L. Esmaquel, Jr., M.D.

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

Mature Minor Doctrine

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Predictive National Health and Nutrition Education Survey on Chronic Venous Insufficiency

- Lilibeth Maravilla, M.D.; David Raymund Salvador, M.D.; and Maria Teresa Abola, M.D.

Second-day Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score as Predictor in 30–Day Hospital Mortality among Filipino Adult Patients who Presented with Sepsis at the Emergency Department

- Christoper John N. Tibayan, M.D.; and Ferdinand G. Alcala, M.D.

Ten-Year Survival Analysis of Filipino Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute

- Emily Mae L. Yap, M.D.; and Charito Cruz-Bermudez, M.D.

Outcome of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients who Underwent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) at Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center from January 2010 to December 2016

- Lenor P. Fusin-Herrera, M.D.; and Rebecca Lim-Alba, M.D.

Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Filipino Lupus Patients with Myocarditis in a Tertiary Hospital

- Patricia Pauline M. Remalante, M.D.; Marc Denver A. Tiongson, M.D.; Geraldine T. Zamora, M.D.; and Jose Donato A. Magno, M.D.

Comparison of the Prevalence of Hypertension using Three Proposed Classifications in a Single Center Primary Prevention Setting

- Emily Mae L. Yap, M.D.; Rhalp Jaylord L. Valenzuela; and Gerald C. Vilela, M.D.

CASE REPORT

Pleural Effusion as an Initial Presentation of Dermatomyositis: A Case Report

- Yves Jean Y. Liong, M.D.; and Ivy Catherine T. Rivera-Go, M.D.

Primary Spinal Epidural Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Case Report

- Kristianne A. Payad, M.D.; and Dax Ronald Librado, M.D.

Acute Coronary Syndrome Non-ST Elevation in a Young Lady

- Bryan Rene Toledano, M.D.; Emily Mae Yap, M.D.; and James Ho, M.D.

REVIEW

Mutations and Other Biomarkers in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma with Implications in the Philippine Setting

- Joven Q. Tanchuco, M.D.