Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.54 No.2)

Volume 54 Number 2
April - June 2016 Issue

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

How a Submitted Manuscript is Processed at PJIM

- Linda Lim-Varona, M.D.

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

Prescribing Dangerous Drugs and the Law (Part 1)

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D.

SPECIAL FEATURE

The Philippine Health Agenda for 2016 to 2022

- Esperanza I. Cabral, M.D.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Risk Factors for Locoregional Metastasis, Distant Metastasis and Persistent Disease in Micropapillary Thyroid Cancer Among Filipinos

- Armand Rosaurus A. Labitag, M.D.; Eduardo Thomas Aquino, M.D.; Marjorie Ramos, M.D.; Kevin Carl Santos

Correlation of Percent Body Fat by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis with Anthropometric and Metabolic Variables Among Adult Filipinos

- Ketherine, M.D.; Roberto C. Mirasol, M.D.; Kevin Carl Santos

Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Admitted in a Tertiary Hospital

- Myl R. Cabangon, M.D.; Carolyn Narvacan-Montano, M.D.; Maria Leonora del Rosario-Capellan, M.D.;

Ma. Luisa Campos-Cagingin, M.D.

Histomorphologic Effects of Bacillus clausii Spores in Enteropathogenic E. coli O127:H21-infected Mice: A Pilot Study

- Marc Gregory Yu, M.D.; Ryan Torres, M.D.; Diana Francesca Tuano, M.D.; Raissa Marie Tud, M.D.; Arlene Umali, M.D.; Christine Hope Umandap, M.D.; Mikhail Lew Ver, M.D.; Ralph Elvi Villalobos, M.D.; Ana Patricia Villanueva, M.D.; Katrina Lenora Villarante, M.D.; Liz Villasenor, MD; Ada Lyn Yao, MD; Mari Anne Yorobe, MD; Anna Carmina Zantua, MD; and Wilson Zuniga, MD; Liz Villasenor, MD, Ada Lyn Yao, MD, Mari Anne Yorobe, MD1, Anna Carmina Zantua, MD, Wilson Zuniga, MD

Treatment Outcomes with the Use of a Stepwise Insulin Combinations Algorithm Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients

- Amy A. Lopez, M.D.; Erick S. Mendoza, M.D.; Valerie Ann U. Valdez, M.D.; Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D., PhD, MPH

CASE REPORT

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Revealing Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

- Kechida Melek, M.D.; Hammami Sonia, M.D.; Bouteraa Walid, M.D.; Njim Leila, M.D.; Klii Rim, M.D.; Zakhama Abdelfatteh, M.D.; Khochtali I, M.D.

META-ANALYSIS

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia in Hematologic and Solid Organ Malignancies

- Ramon Miguel Molina, M.D.; Aileen Anne Lim, M.D.; Cybele Lara Abad, M.D.; Evelyn Victoria Reside M.D.