Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.34 No.4)

Volume 34 Number 4

July - August 1996 Issue

C O N T E N T S

SPECIAL ARTICLES

Assessment of the Cancer Control Efforts in the Philippines 

Stephen Hevas, M.D., and Corazon A. Ngelangel, M.D.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity: A Case Report 

       Miguel G. Camara, M.D. 

A Randomized, Open-label, Tolerance and Efficacy Study of Oral Tusufloxacin Versus Oral Trimethoprim – Sulfamethoxazole Forte in the Treatment of Patients with Complicates and Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in the Philippines 

       Adrian C. Peña, M.D., Myrna T. Mendoza, M.D., and Josephina Go-Yap, M.D. 

Significantly Higher Positivity Rate of Anti-HBS Response to HBVAXXII among Pre-schoolers in a High Carriage Population in Comparison to Hepaccine Noted in a Vaccination Efficiency Trial 

       Judy Y. Lao, M.D., Ibarra T. Panopio, M.D., and Rodolfo C. Berane, M.D. 

Sublingual Propranolol: An Alternative to Intravenous Beta Blockers in the Management of Acute Supraventricular Tachyarrythmias 

       Alfredo P. Valdez, Jr., M.D., Eloisa S. de Guia, M.D., Santos-Jose G. Abad, M.D., Edna M. Gonzales, M.D., Liberato A. Casison, M.D. 

Maturity-Onset Diabetes in the Young at the Santo Tomas University Hospital: A Preliminary Report 

       Ma. Cecilia Rosario G. Lansang, M.D., Ma. Honolina Sero-Gomez, M.D., and Segundo Lansang, M.D. 

Clinical Features of Youth-Onset Diabetes Mellitus at Two Tertiary Medical Centers in Metro Manila 

       Ma. Cecilia Rosario G. Lasang, M.D., Ma. Honolina S. Gomez, M.D., and Segundo L. Lansang, M.D. 

Assessment of the Admitting Practices of Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Physicians and the Usefulness of the Mortality Prediction Model (MPM) at the Philippine General Hospital 

       Jubert P. benedicto, M.D., Manuel Ignatius Edmilao, M.D., Cynthia P. Cordero, M.D., and Imelda Lagula, M.D.