Phil. Journal of Internal Medicine (Vol.37 No.1)

Volume 37 Number 1

January - February 1999 Issue

C O N T E N T S

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Nosocomial Pneumonia

Maria Anna Lilia Gertrudes V. Dimaano, M.D. and Adrian C Peña, M.D.

The Natural History of SIRS, MODS, and MOF in Surgical Patients

Dorothy Assumpta H. Pacaldo, M.D., Isaac David E. David, M.D., Edgardo R. Cortez, M.D., and Adrian C. Peña, M.D.

Urinary Findings Among Child Sex Workers

Alberto Daysog, Jr. , M.D., Alfredo L. Batario, M.D., Eden B. Castillo, M.D., and Eugenio A. Picazo, M.D.

Takayasu’s Arteritis: A Review of Clinical Features

Agnes Bridget Estrella, M.D., Jovi S. Flauta, M.D., Agnes E. Dominguez-Mejia, M.D., Arlene F. Cabotaje-Crisostomo, M.D.,

Aida Baltazar, M.D., Enrique One, M.D., Jose Gonzales, M.D., and Orlando Ignacio, M.D.

Gallstone in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Sonographic Survey

Glenda G. Umali-Marquez, M.D., Ma. Carla D. Sibulo, M.D., and Eugenio A. Picazo, M.D.

China Urease Test: A Diagnostic tool for H. Pylori

Llorilyn A. Romero, M.D., Glenda G. Umali-Marquez, M.D., Robert Anthony L. Yap, M.D., Ma. Carla D. Sibulo,M.D.,

Eugenio A. Picazo, M.D.,and Portia D. Dalisay, M.D.

Thyroid Antibody Profile in Pregnant Patients with Various Forms of Thyroid Abnormalities: A Preliminary Report

Floranie Rosales-Paredes, M.D., Christina S. Modina, M.D., and Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D.

Variations in the Clinical Presentations and Responses to Treatment of Hyperprolactinemia

Christina S. Modina, M.D., Melanie Grace P. Valdez, M.D., Floranie R. Paredes, M.D., and Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, M.D.

A Review on the Efficacy of the Fixed-Combination of Bronchodilator and Mucolytic Agents

J. Teguh Wijaya, M.D. and Tomas M. Relaiza, M.D.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Combination of Ipratropium Plus Salbutamol (COMBIVENT®) MDI Versus Salbutamol Alone Among Stable Asthmatics

Teresita de Guia, M.D., Camilo Roa, Jr. , M.D., Sullian Sy-Naval, M.D., Jennifer Mendoza-Wi, M.D.,

Rodolfo Bigomia, M.D.,and Renato Dantes, M.D.