Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.59 No.1)

C O N T E N T S

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

A physician’s folly? Issuing a medical certificate “not for medicolegal purpose”

 - ATTY. RODEL V. CAPULE, MD, FPCP

POSITION STATEMENT

COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (AIIRD)

 - Michael Tee MD, Harold Gomez MD, Evan Vista MD, Rogelio Balagat MD, Evelyn Salido MD, Melchor Siriban MD

 

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Effect of Health Education on Blood Pressure in an Urban Poor Community

 - Patricia Agunod-Cheng, MD, Ranulfo B. Javelosa, Jr., MD, Gerald C. Vilela, MD, Marcelito L. Durante, MD, Mercedita A. Parazo, MSPH, Celia Alino, RMT, Linda Munoz, RMT, MHSc, Deodora Tuzara, RMT, Purificacion V. Ortega, and Ana Marie O. Medina

Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 is associated with High-density lipoprotein in Systemic sclerosis Female patients

 - Antonio Álvarez-Cienfuegos, MD, PhD, Lucia Cantero-Nieto, MD, José Alberto García-Gómez; PhD, José Luis Callejas-Rubio, MD, PhD, Javier Martin, PhD, 

Norberto Ortego-Centeno, MD, PhD

 

Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 is Associated with Mortality: A Meta-Analysis

 - Ni Made Putri Lastiana, MD, Marianto, MD, Dian Daniella, MD

Spleen Factor: The Spleen’s Role as a Respiratory Organ

 - Rafael Lorenzo G. Valenzuela, Manuel C. Jorge, MD, FPCP, FPCCP, Mark Anthony S. Sandoval, MD, FPCP, FPSEDM

 

Secondary Renal Amyloidosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

 - Lilik Sukesi, MD, Guntur Darmawan, MD, Stefanie Yuliana Usman, MD, Laniyati Hamijoyo MD, and Ria Bandiara, MD, PhD

 

The Philippine Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ProfileStudy: Clinical Profile and Factors Associated with Mortality of Hospitalized Patients

 - Maria Luz Joanna B. Soria, MD, FPCP, FPCC, Leslie Q. Quiwa, MD, FPCP, FPSEDM, Ma. Kristine Joy S. Calvario, Jose Eduardo D. Duya, MD, FPCP, FPCC,

Rommel B. Punongbayan, MD, FPCP, and Frederic Ivan L. Ting, MD, FPCP, DPSMO

CASE REPORT

Complete Excision of a Rare Case of Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

 - Norman D. Pagar, MD, FPCP, Maria Anna De Guzman, MD, FPNA, and Criscely L. Go, MD, FPNA, DPBP

 

Timely and Conservative Anticoagulation in Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report

 - Kevin Paul DA. Enriquez, DPCP, Muktader Kalbi, FPNA,Salip Nastra Jumaani, FPCP

Rifampicin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report

 - Denise C. De Los Reyes, MD, Maria Carmen D. Ang, MD, FPCP, FPSAA, Heide P. Abdurahman, MD, FPCP, PSHBT, Jessie F. Orcasitas, MD, FPCP, FPCCP

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