Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.36 No.1)

Volume 36 Number 1

January - February 1998 Issue

C O N T E N T S

ORIGINAL ARTICLES 

Defervescence Period of Commonly Used Antibiotics for Thyroid Fever, Urinary Tract Infection and Pneumonia in Cebu Velez General Hospital 

Leilani Yee-Cabahug, M.D. and Ma. Fideliz Espiritu Quiza, M.D.

"Retinoic Acid Syndrome" Complicating ATRA Therapy in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia 

Rosalinda P. Tongol, M.D., Ernesto Yuson, M.D., Allan Racho, M.D. and Alendry P. Caviles, M.D. 

Aspirin Use in the Prevention of Azoxymethane-Induced Colonic Carcinogenesis in Rats 

Rosario Marie Eugenio-Sarmiento, M.D.; Raul E. Ramboyong, M.D. and Ferdinand Manuel J. Dacumos, M.D. 

Endoscopic Features of Patients Positive for Helicobacter Pylori: A Multi-Center Study

Ferdinand Manuel J. Dacumos, M.D.,; Venancio I. Gloria, M.D.; Ma. Lourdes O. Daez, M.D.

and Jose Rizal G. Lubag, M.D.

Subclinical Hypothyroidism in the Elderly: A Profile of Residents in the Home for the Aged in Metro Manila 

Amor M. Awayan, M.D.; Glenn G. Justiniano, M.D.; Raymond U. Oribio, M.D. and Federico B. Cruz, M.D.

Peak Bone Mass Density Among Residents of Metro Manila: A Preliminary Report 

Mary Anne V. Lim-Abrahan, M.D.; Ma. Luz Vicenta V. Guanzon, M.D.; Jubila Araceli J. Balderas, M.D.;

Angel M. De Guzman, M.D.; Copernico M. Villaruel, M.D. and Flora Santos, M.Sc

Successful Pregnancy in a 35-year-old Hypothyroid Woman 

Dolores Nicolasora-Octaviano, M.D. FPCP and Mary Anne Lim-Abrahan, M.D.

Clinical Review and Assessment of the Tolerability and Efficacy (C-R-E-A-T-E) of Meloxicam: A Nationwide Surveillance Study Among Filipinos

Renato B. Dantes, M.D., M.Sc; Clemente M. Amanda, M.D. and Tito P. Torralba, M.D. 

A Single-Blind Clinical Trial of Butamirate Versus Dextromethorphan in the Treatment of Irritative Cough 

Albert Santos, M.D.; Newell Nacpil, M.D. and Claude Valterio, M.D. 

Letters to the Editor

Alberto Daysog, Jr., M.D.; Froilan A. De Leon, M.D. and Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D., PhD