Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.46 No.2)

Volume 46 Number 2

March - April 2008 Issue

C O N T E N T S

LEGAL PRESCRIPTION FOR DOCTORS   

Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003 

Atty. Rodel V. Capule, M.D. 

ORIGINAL ARTICLES  

A Survey on Clinical Management of Gout among Filipino Physicians 

Laniyati Hamijoyo, M.D., Julie Li-Yu, M.D., and Tito P. Torralba, M.D. 

Use of Eosinophil Count in Induced Sputum and Blood in Evaluating Airway Inflammation in Asthmatic and Normal Subjects: A Prospective Study 

Ma. Luisa B. Builas, M.D., Michelle Antonette Capacio, M.D., Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D., and Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, M.D. 

Diagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience 

Mechelle b. Bullas, M.D., Michelle Antonette Capacio, M.D., Rollin P. Tabuena, M.D., and Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, M.D., 

C-Reactive Protein as a Diagnostic Marker for Community Acquire Pneumonia 

Jo-Ann Belosillo-Lindero, M.D., Rollin P. Tauena, M.D., and Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, M.D. 

CASE REPORT 

Variant of Turner Syndrome with Odontogenic Myxoma 

Rowena E. Ejercito-De Jesus, M.D. 

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea during Treatment with Bromocriptine for Invasive Giant Prolactinoma 

Abigail C. Lejos-Cureg, M.D., Aurora G. Macaballug, M.D., Aimee Andag-Silva, M.D., and Bien J. Matawaran, M.D. 

DRUG TRIAL

Open Label, Non-Comparative, Observational Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability of Valsartan (Diovan®) 160 mg as a Starting Dose for Essential Hypertension in and Asian Population 

Norbert Lingling Uy, , M.D., Francis M. Domingo, M.D., and Rafael R. Castillo, M.D.