Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.54 No.3)

Volume 54 Number 3

July - September 2016 Issue

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

Protecting Patients’ Privacy

- Joven Jeremius Q. Tanchuco, M.D.

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION

Prescribing Dangerous Drugs and the Law (Part 2)

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

A Cross-Sectional Study on the Association of TSH Levels and Bone Mineral Densitometry of Postmenopausal Women at Makati Medical Center

- Milldeanna de Guzman, M.D.; Monica Therese Cating-Cabral, M.D.; Andres Ebison Jr, M.D., and Joie DJ Isip, M.D.

Clinical Profile of Filipino Female Patients with Gout Seen in Adult Rheumatology Clinics in the National Capital Region, Philippines

- Ana Teresa Hernandez, M.D.; Kenneth Tee, M.D.; Evelyn Salido, M.D.

Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy as Treatment for Patients with Adrenal Nodules

- Andres V. Ebison Jr, M.D.;  Joie Dj Q. Isip, M.D.; Milldeanna L. De Guzman, M.D.;

Jimmy B. Aragon, M.D.; Jose Vicente Prodigalidad, M.D.

Prognostic Features, Treatment Outcomes and Survival of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients in National Kidney and Transplant Institute

- Rei Joseph Prieto, M.D.; Jade Jamias, M.D.

The La Salle Assessment of Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Adult Cardiac Arrest: A Case Control Study (The LASARUS study)

- Guntur Darmawan, M.D.; David Raymund Kalaw Salvador, M.D.

The “Weekend Effect” Among Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome at the Philippine General Hospital

- John Daniel A. Ramos, M.D.; Jaime Alfonso M. Aherrera, M.D.; Felix Eduardo R. Punzalan, M.D.

META-ANALYSIS

Meta-analysis on Prognostic Factors of Poor Renal Outcome in Patients with Lupus Nephritis

- Erick Mendoza, M.D.; Nikki Rillon-Tabil M.D.; Melanie Payte, M.D.; Sandra Navarra, M.D.

CASE REPORT

Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Masquerading as Tuberculosis in a 25-year-old Female Patient

- Yvonne Bettina E. Montejo, M.D.;  Herlyn C. Abasolo, M.D.

Tubercle Rods and Its Compatriot, Crohn’s: Lessons to Learn

- Choon Seong Ng, M.D.

Coronary Embolism Causing ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Complicated by Ventricular Septal Rupture

- Angela S. Apostol-Alday, M.D.; Marie Simonette Ganzon, M.D.