Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.44 No.5) Volume 44 Number 5 September - October Issue C O N T E N T S EDITORIAL Why Choose to Become a Doctor? Willie T. Ong, M.D. ORIGINAL ARTICLES Weaning Outcome of Neurological Patients at the Intensive Care Unit of West Visayas State University Medical Center Maila Guitierrez-Buyco, M.D., Ma. Daisy Pedroso-Tabuena, M.D., and Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D. Peripheral Arterial Disease’s Prevalence Using Ankle Brachial Indez (ABI): Its Association to Stroke Felibert Dianico, M.D., Ma. Daisy Pedroso-Tabuena, M.D., and Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D. A Survey of Diabetes Knowledge among Type 2 Diabetes Patients at UP-PGH-OPD using the Filipino Version of American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Knowledge Evaluation Form Myla C. Verastigue-Custodio, M.D., Cecilia A. Jimeno, M.D., Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, M.D., and Laura Trajano-Acampado, M.D. Filipino Normative Data for Thyroid Ultrasonography: Correlates with Weight, Height and Gender but Not Urinary Iodine Levels Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco, M.D., Catherine Mercado-Lazaro, M.D., Rebecca Lim-Alba, M.D., Olivia Piores, M.D., and Irma Alicias, M.D. Partial Androgen Defiientcy (Andropause) among Filipino Males 40 Years Old and Above Elaine Gayle T. Palugod, M.D., Cherrie Gail R. Lumapas, M.D., Mary Jane C. Gutierrez, M.D., and Joselynna A. Quimpo, M.D. CASE REPORTS Parathyroid Carcinoma in a Setting of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Maria Louella P. Miranda_Padua, M.D., Elaine C. Cunanan, M.D., Ria Ctata, M.D., Elvis C. Llarana, M.D., Aileen Cynthia Llerena, M.D., Antnio M. Cruz, M.D., Libertad N. Rosales, M.D., and Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D. Pseudohypoparathyroidism Mary Rose T. TOngol, M.D., Laura Acampado, M.D., Florence Celzo, M.D., and Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, M.D. Bilateral Pheochromocytoma in the Young Mary Jane Gutierrez, M.D., and Gabriel V. Jasul, Jr., M.D. DRUG TRIAL Risedronate (ACTONEL®) 5 mg Clinical Experience (RACE) Program Actonel Study Group, Jesus N. Sarol, Jr., Ph.D., Cynthia I. Valencia, M.D., Jose Rodolfo V. Dimaano, Jr., M.D., and Noel C. Cruz, M.D.