Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.61 No.3)

CONTENTS

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

Update of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Nicotine Dependence

Steering Committee: Lenora C. Fernandez, MD, Glynna Ong-Cabrera, MD, Rizalina Racquel H. Gonzalez, MD,Ma. Encarnita B. Limpin, MD,

Imelda M. Mateo, MD, MBAH, and Gregorio C. Suarez, II, MD, MMHEA on behalf of the Technical Working Group. Lead Technical Coordinator: Raquel Ibanez, MD.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A Cross Sectional Validation Study of Sonographic Findings of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint in Gout and Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

Dominic Dela Cruz, MD, Julie Li-Yu, MD,Richelle Joy Bayson, MD, Leonid D. Zamora, MD, and Juan Javier T. Lichauco, MD

Validation of the Simple Clinical Risk Score for the Early Detection of Severe Dengue in Adult Patients

Kathleen M Panabang MD,Leah T. Verdillo, MD, Gamaliel N Garcia MD

Psychological Responses of the Philippine Physician Licensure Exam Takers to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Elrey P. Inocian, MD, and Jarungchai Anton S. Vatanagul, MD

Socio-Clinical Profile, Management Outcomes, and Predictors of Mortality of COVID-19 Confirmed Patients Admitted to Perpetual Succour Hospital from March to September 2020: A Retrospective Study

Raymond S. Banquirigo, MD, Jane Lou E. Gargaritano, MD, Rhystine J. Romero, MD, Jewelyn Torrevillas, MD, and Giovanni A. Vista, MD

Validation of Filipino Version of a Questionnaire on Work-related Asthma Among Healthcare Workers of the Philippine General Hospital: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Joel M. Santiaguel MD, MOH,1 Mary Grace P. Quilloy – Arellano, MD,1 Adele H. Espaldon, MD, 

Maria Philina B. Pablo, MD,1 Aileen S. David – Wang, MD, Mithi Kalayaan S. Zamora, MD

Prognostic Implication of Elevated Transaminases Among Adult Covid-19 Patients Admitted at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital

Jaqueline S. Arsenal, MD and Stephen N. Wong, MD

Retrograde Percutaneous Coronary Intervention as a Bail-Out Strategy for Iatrogenic Dissection of the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Emily Mae L. Yap, MD, Abigail B. Cudel, MD, and Ronaldo H. Estacio, MD

Middle Aortic Syndrome in an Adult Male Filipino with Takayasu Arteritis

Emily Mae L. Yap, MD, Lucky R. Cuenza, MD