Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.53 No.3)

Volume 53 Number 3
July- September 2015 Issue

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

Working with the Government Sector for Better Health Outcomes

- Jubert P. Benedicto, M.D.

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

Should Treated Cases of Physical Injuries be Reported to Police Authorities?

 - Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D.

Manila Declaration on the Availability and Use of Health Research Information and in for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia Pacific Region

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE

Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

- Jose D. Sollano, M.D.; Rommel P. Romano, M.D.; Leticia Ibañez-Guzman, M.D.; Marie Antoinette DC Lontok, M.D.; Sherrie Q. de Ocampo, M.D.; Allan A. Policarpio, M.D.; Roberto N. de Guzman Jr., M.D.; Carmelita D. Dalupang, M.D.; Augusto Jose G. Galang, M.D.; Ernesto G. Olympia, M.D.; Maria Anna L. Chua, M.D.; Bernadette A. Moscoso, M.D.; Jose A. Tan, M.D.; John Arnel N. Pangilinan, M.D.; Arnold O. Vitug, M.D.; Marichona C. Naval, M.D.; Danilo A. Encarnacion, M.D.; Peter P. Sy, M.D.; Evan G. Ong, M.D.; Oscar T. Cabahug, M.D.; Maria Lourdes O. Daez, M.D.; Albert E. Ismael, M.D.; Joseph C. Bocobo, M.D.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

An Observational Study on the Antihypertensive Management of High-Risk Patients in the Philippines

 - Michelle Marie Q. Pipo, M.D.; Marievi A. Lelis, B.Sc.; Jonas Q. Javelona, M.D.

First Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Pattern in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Isolates at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital from 2003-2013

Caroline Bernadette O. King Kay, M.D.; Lennie D. Quimio, M.D.; Julie Christie G. Visperas, M.D.; Jose Hesron D. Morfe, M.D.; Evelina N. Lagamayo, M.D.

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Serum Titer: Correlation with Hepatitis B Virus DNA and Alanine Aminotransferase Levels Among Hepatitis B e Antigen-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

- Mark Lester S. Sy, M.D.; Jade D. Jamias, M.D.

CASE REPORT

A Filipino with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Scleroderma Overlap Syndrome

- Kristian Anteolin D. Punzalan, M.D.; Patrick Y. Siy, M.D.; Engelbert Simon S. Perillo, M.D.; Lorielle Marie E.S. Galvez, M.D.; Sandra Tankeh-Torres, M.D.; Philip U. Chua, M.D.


Transient Hepatocellular Injury Associated with Hypertriglyceridemia and Hemolysis in an Alcoholic Filipino Male

- Dennis Danilo, C. Acosta Jr., M.D.; Daniel Parungao, M.D.; Ma. Angelina Mirasol, M.D.; Rosauro Valenzuela, M.D.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Safety and Effectiveness of Insulin Lispro Mix 25/75 Among Filipino Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Post-Marketing Surveillance Study

- Mary Ann Roa, M.D.; Cecille Cruz, M.D.; Yun Chen, M.S.; Steve C Chen, M.D.; Diana M Edralin, M.D.

Safety and Tolerability Assessment of Insulin Glulisine as Part of an Insulin Regimen in the Management of Filipino Diabetics

- Araceli A. Panelo, M.D.; Maria Pamela S. Chua, M.D.; Marievi A. Lelis, B.S.; Pauline Joy A. Pastor, M.S.; Raymond V. Oliva, M.D.