Volume 44 Number 3
May - June 2006 Issue
C O N T E N T S
EDITORIAL
Rafael R. Castillo, M.D.
LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS
Liability of a Physicians “On-Call”
Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Matthew G. Yap, M.D., Christy Abas, M.D., Ma. Regina Valcarcel, M.D., Geena Macalua, M.D., Jennifer Sandoval Tan, M.D., Mylene Estefa, M.D., Andres Mallen, M.D., and Corazon A. Ngelangel, M.D.
Snoring as a Risk Factor for Stroke and Myocardial Infarction
Simonette T. Sawit, M.D., Jose Emmanuel S. Cabildo, M.D., and Artemio A. Rozas, Jr., M.D.
Pulmonary Functions in Filipino Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Preliminary Study
Elvira Valerio, M.D., Gabriel Jasul, Jr., M.D., Luisa David, M.D., Alvin Peñafiel, M.D., Myrna Banares, M.D., and Joselynna Quimpo, M.D.
The Use of Fibric Acid in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Patients with Hyperthyroidism
Proceso Marc F. Udarbe, M.D., Edna V. Alcantara, M.D., Maria Leisa C. Magboo, M.D., Teofilo O.L. San Luis, M.D.,
Juan F. Torres, M.D., and Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D.
Recurrence of Benign Solitary Thyroid Nodule After a Unilateral Lobectomy
Proceso Marc F. Udarbe, M.D., William L. Lim, M.D., Dante Jose D. Mercado, M.D., Narciso S. Navarro, Jr., M.D.,
and Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D.
Tricia Mari P. Obrero, M.D., Josephine C. Raboca, M.D., and Augusto Litonjua, M.D.
CASE REPORTS
Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Young
Elaine Cunanan, M.D., Andy Kasim, M.D., Beverly Aguila, M.D., Zarah Fernandez and Sjoberg Kho, M.D.
A Filipino with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Richmond B. Ceniza, M.D., and Lenora Canizarez-Fernendez, M.D.