Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.58 No.4)

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

- Joven Q. Tanchuco, MD, MHA, FPCP

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

Compulsory Vaccination: Can I dodge the shots?

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule, MD, FPCP

CONSENSUS STATEMENT

Philippine Consensus Statement on the Use of Ketogenic Diet and Intermittent Fasting Diet on Adults for Weight Reduction

- Elmer Jasper B. Llanes, MD, Eddieson M. Gonzales, MD, Don Robspierre Reyes, MD, Maria Julia G. Gubat, MSc Nutr Health, RND, Ma. Eloisa Estipona-Villaraza, MS,

Clin Nutr, RND, Princess Jereme T. Bautista, RND, Lourdes Ella G. Santos, MD, Nanette Rey, MD, Olive Q. De Guzman-Quizon, MD, MPH, Jim Saret, MSAT, C APT, PES,

Toni Saret, CPT, PES,Nemencio A. Nicodemus, Jr., MD, Bien J. Matawaran, MD, Cecilia A. Jimeno, MD

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Validation of the Novel Basal Metabolic Rate Prediction Equation Among Adult Overweight and Obese Filipino Patients

- Maria Regina C. Santos, MD, Oliver Allan C. Dampil, MD, Donnabelle Faye Navarrete, RND, Karna Igasan, MD, Rina R. Reyes, MD, Sachi Yumul, MD

Profile of the Adult Filipino with High Blood Sugar in the 8^th National Nutrition Survey: Validation of the Philippine Guidelines for Screening

- Cecilia A. Jimeno, MD

Clinical Profile and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients who Underwent Coronary Revascularization for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease and Left Main Equivalent Coronary Artery Disease in a Tertiary Hospital

- Jezreel L. Taquiso, MD, Jaime Alfonso M. Aherrera, MD, Enrique M. Chua III, MD, Richard Henry P. Tiongco II, MD

Physician Empathy in Public and Private Internal Medicine Residency Training Programs in Pasig City

- Melody Hope L. Lee Yu, Rafael Carlos C. Aniceto, Dave Ryan A. Dela Cruz, Mary Stephanie M. Dofitas, Kenneth Brian M. Fernando, Joseph Anthony Lachica, MD

Vasopressor Discontinuation Order in the Recovery Phase of Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

- Mithi Kalayaan Zamora, MD, Daniel Guevarra, MD, Carla Emille Barbon, MD, Roland Reuben Angeles, MD, Albert Albay, MD,

Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic treatment for Osteomyelitis in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

- Ramon B. Larrazabal, Jr., MD, Harold Henrison C. Chiu, MD, Marlon S. Arcegono, MD, Cybele Lara R. Abad, MD

CASE REPORT

An Unusual Cause of Fever, Rash, and Joint Pain: A Case Report of Adult Onset Still’s Disease

- Redentor R. Durano II, MD Jeremy Jones F. Robles, MD

Tocilizumab for Refractory Adult-onset Still’s Disease: Report of Three Cases

- Francis Martin T. Cuenco, MD, and Sandra V. Navarra, MD

Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm Following Transradial Artery Coronary Angiography: A Case Report

- Lauren Angelica R. Labrador, MD, Maria Cristina A. Sombrero, MD, Kyle Martin S. Alimurung, MD, Jeffrey L. Chua, MD, and Benjamin N. Alimurung, MD

A Case Report of an Uncommon Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting as an Isolated Tuberculous Liver Abscess in a 63-year-old Immunocompetent Male