March-April 2009 Issue
Volume 47 Number 2
C O N T E N T S
LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS
Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D., FPCP
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Diabetes Mellitus is Not Only A Risk Factor But A Cardiovascular Disease
Homobono B. Calleja, M.D.
Marbert John T. Cardino, M.D., Cindy V. Josol, M.D. and Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, M.D.
Thyroid Function in Thyroid Carcinoma: A 5-Year Retrospective Analysis
Suzette S. Quiaoit, M.D., Gabriel V. Jasul Jr., M.D. and Joselynna A. Quimpo, M.D.
Juan Maria Ibarra O. Co, M.D., Michael L. Villa, M.D. and Jonas Y. Santiago, M.D.
Incidence of Pneumothorax After Thoracentesis and Factors Associated with Its Occurrence
Kenneth S. Estrellado, M.D., Mark Anthony S. Sandoval, M.D., Camilo G. Te Jr., M.D. and Nathalie B. Cabrera, M.D.
CASE REPORT
Primary Empty Sella with Partial Hypopituitarism and Autoimmune Thyroiditis
Karla Kristine Silverio-Fernando, M.D., Frances Lina Lantion-Ang, M.D. and Cecilia A. Jimeno, MD.
Autoimmune Hepatitis As Initial Presentationof Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Laniyati Hamijoyo, M.D., Andrew Dysangco, M.D. and Sandra V. Navarra, M.D.