Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.53 No.2)

Volume 53 Number 2
April - June 2015 Issue

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

Rethinking the Way We Think 

- Evelyn Victoria Reside, M.D. 

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

Duty to Disclose and Limits of Pre-Employment Examination

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Association of Aortic Arch Calcification and Cerebrovascular Disease

 - Vivienne Matriano-Akut, M.D.; Rodean Andrew Nonato,M.D.; John Cliffton Martyr, M.D.

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Pre-Diabetes in the Philippines: A Sub-study of the 7th National Nutrition and Health Survey (2008)

 - Cecilia A. Jimeno, M.D.; Sjoberg A.Kho, M.D.; Bien J. Matawaran, M.D.; Charmaine A. Duante, M.D.; Gabriel V. Jasul, M.D.

The Incidence, Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Tuberculosis Among Renal Allograft Recipients at National Kidney and Transplant Institute

 - Ana Karina A. de Jesus, M.D.; Myrna T. Mendoza, M.D.

Ultrasound Features of Thyroid Nodules Predictive of Thyroid Malignancy as Determined by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

 - Maria Patricia G. Puno-Ramos, M.D.;  Michael L. Villa, M.D.; Ruben G. Kasala, M.D.; Jasmin Arzadon, M.D.; Elizabeth Ann S. Alcazaren, M.D.

Long Term Outcome of Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

 - Danny Joseph Tuazon, M.D.; Ma. Teresa Plata-Que, M.D.

CASE REPORT AND SERIES

Cardiac Tamponade as a Rare Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Report on Four Cases in the Philippine General Hospital

 - Jaime Alfonso M. Aherrera, M.D.; Bernadette Heizel D. Manapat-Reyes, M.D.; Frances Lina Lantion-Ang, M.D.; Alexander Manguba, M.D.; 

Evelyn O. Salido, M.D.; Felix Eduardo Punzalan, M.D.; Allan D. Corpuz, M.D.; Jonray Magallanes, M.D.

A Case of Churg-Strauss Syndrome Presenting with Foot Drop

 - Juneth Ria R. Limgenco-Hipe, M.D.; Bernadette Heizel Manapat-Reyes, M.D.

Unusual Sites of Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions

 - Hernandez, A.T.S.; Magbitang, A.T.D.,; Gutierrez- Rubio, A.K.; Manapat- Reyes, B.H.