Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.46 No.3) Volume 46 Number 3 May- June 2008 Issue C O N T E N T S LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS Confidentiality And Right To Privacy Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D. 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 A. Nicodemus, Jr., M.D. Clinical Determinants Of Outcomes Of Severe Sepsis Among Adult Patients At The Philippine General Hospital Intensive Care Units* Cherry U. Taguiang-Abu, M.D.1 and Marissa M. Alejandria, M.D. Effects Of The Use Of Locally Available Cane Vinegar On The Glucose Responses Of Healthy Subjects Ma. Cecilia G. Gonzales, M.D.1 and Augusto D. Litonjua, M.D. The Additive Effect Of Clopidogrel On Clinical Outcomes In Acute Coronary Syndrome (The Heart Access Study)* Dexter De Castro, M.D., Ma Socorro Agcaoili, M.D. and Felix Eduardo Punzalan, M.D. META-ANALYSIS Meta-Analysis On The Effects Of Vitamin E On Cardiovascular Outcomes In High-Risk Patients: An Update Queenie G. Ngalob, M.D., Rodel N. Delgado, M.D., Geraldine T. Zamora-Racaza M.D., Michael Joseph F. Agbayani, M.D., Gregory Joseph Ryan A. Ardena, M.D. and Rommel Ramon R. Geronimo, M.D. CASE REPORT Postthyroidectomy Thyrotoxicosis Due To Hyperfunctioning Metastatic Thyroid Follicular Carcinoma Alpeniano B. Fuertes, Jr., M.D.* and Myrna Buenaluz-Sedurante, M.D.*