Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.56 No.1)

Volume 56 Number 1
January - March 2018 Issue

C O N T E N T S

EDITORIAL

Counting on Non-quantitative Studies

- Joven Q. Tanchuco, M.D.

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION                                                                                                                     

Legal Definition of Death

- Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Anxiety and Depression in Heart Failure Patients: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study

- Nadia M. Muljadi, M.D.; Francesca Rose G. De Leon, M.D; Marcellus Francis Ramirez, M.D.; Encarnita Raya-Ampil, M.D.

Post-operative Complications of Trans-Sphenoidal Surgery in a Local Tertiary Hospital During Hospital Stay

- Beinjerinck Ivan B. Cudal, M.D.; Carolyn N. Montano, M.D.; Ayezl E. Pontillas, M.D.; Rhoda Zyra P. Baraoidan, M.D.

Assessment of Malnutrition Risk Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in the Rheumatology Clinic of a Tertiary Training Government Hospital in the Philippines Using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool

- Juneth Ria Limgenco-Hipe, M.D.; Evelyn Salido, M.D.; Angeline-Therese Magbitang, M.D.; Allan Corpuz, M.D.; Ana Hernandez, M.D.; Kenneth Tee, M.D.

META-ANALYSIS

Effect of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Drugs (Statins) on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

- Givenchy Maree D. Garcia, M.D.; Annalyn Q. Urbano, M.D.; Evelyn O. Salido, M.D.

CASE REPORTS

Streptococcus suis: Bacteremia Presenting with Fever, Rashes, Arthritis and Neurologic Deficits

- Ahmad M. Domado, M.D.; Jill Itable, M.D. FPCP, DPSMID

Chronic Tophaceous Gout in a Patient with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

- Annalyn Q. Urbano, M.D.; Givenchy Maree D. Garcia, M.D.; Bernadette Heizel Manapat-Reyes, M.D.

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage After Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy for a Patient with Lupus Nephritis

- Ivy Elline S. Afos, M.D.; Cindy S. Sotalbo, M.D.; Evelyn O. Salido, M.D.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Safety and Efficacy of the Fixed-dose Combination Of Glimepiride-Metformin in Treating Type II Diabetes Mellitus (GLMET_L_05632): A Real World Experience

- Araceli Panelo, M.D.; Marcos Perez III, M.D.; Raymond V. Oliva, M.D.

Safety of Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray Among Filipino Patients with Allergic Rhinitis: A Post Marketing Surveillance Study

- Joselito C. Javier, M.D.; Sheila C. Chua, M.D.; Giovell P. Barangan, M.D.