Volume 49 Number 4  
October - December 2011 Issue

C O N T E N T S

To Write and To Publish: An Opportunity
      Linda Lim-Varona, MD.

Legal Prescription for Doctors

Abandonment of Patients
      Atty. Rodel V. Capule M.D., FPCP

Original Article

Correlation of Total White Blood Cell and Differential Count in the Development of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
      Loida Cruz-Torres, MD, Romeo Grino, MD, FPCP, FPCC, Jesus Relos, MD, FPCP, DPSHBT

Adherence to the Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Stroke Society of the Philippines in the Management of Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults
      Gerard Paul Espeleta, MD, Paulynn Marie Pinzon, MD, Beverly Baliguas, MD,
      Cheryl Estores, MD, Richelle Joy Diamante, MD

Carbimazole–induced Agranulocytosis in a Patient with Thyroid Storm
     Ida Rose M. dela Cruz, MD, Kristine Denise Corvera – Delos Reyes, MD, FPCP, FPSEM

A Rare Case of Factor X Deficiency Associated with Plasma Cell Disorder: A Case Report
      Flordeluna Mesina, MD, Priscilla Caguioa, MD, FPCP, FPSMO, FPSHBT

Effects of Vitamin E on a Biomarker of Inflammation and Precursors of Atherogenesis in Chronic
Hemodialysis Patients
     Rachelle S. Coloma, MD, FPCP, Vincent Rafael A.  Jocson, MD, FPCP, FPSN

Postmarketing Surveillance Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of the Direct Renin Inhibitor, Aliskiren, for Stage 1 and 2 Essential Hypertension in an Asian Population
     Antonio S. Sibulo, Jr., MD, FPCC, FACC; Agnes D. Mejia, MD; 
     Annette P. Borromeo, MD FPCP, FPCC, FAsSC, FACC; Anthony Russell T. Villanueva, MD

Efficacy of Plant Phytosterol Mixture Contained in a Commercial Juice Blend in Reducing Cholesterol Levels among Filipinos 25 to 60 Years of Age: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Trial
     Dulalia Vernoni Emata, Lucero Marilla Gimenez, Nillos Leilani Tamayo, and Chan Gertrude