Describes the challenges faced by residents and mentors in developing a research culture during residency training, and proposes strategies, such as structured mentoring, synchronized workshops, institutional support, and meaningful integration of research into clinical practice, to enhance the quality, relevance, and publication of trainee-led research.
 

Explains the legal provisions governing the possession, prescription, and handling of morphine and other dangerous drugs under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and related regulations, and highlights the responsibilities and potential liabilities of physicians, particularly those without PDEA (S2) licenses, in order to promote lawful, safe, and conscientious medical practice.
 

The objective of this clinical practice guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on the appropriate approach to the management of CRC, encompassing early detection, proper treatment and efficient follow-up care, as well as, addressing the need for the national healthcare system of the country to adopt a strategy to achieve these ends.

The study examined the prevalence of elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and its association with dyslipidemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Filipino adults undergoing executive check-up.

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains a significant complication of diabetes in the world and is associated with high rates of hospital admissions. In mild, uncomplicated cases of DKA a subcutaneous regimen of newer rapid-acting insulin analogues has been proposed as a safe and effective alternative to intravenous regular insulin in prospective, randomized trials. Our primary objective is to compare the efficacy and safety of intermittent subcutaneous (SC) rapid insulin administration with continuous intravenous (IV) regular insulin infusion in the treatment of mild to moderate DKA.

The study aims to describe the disease characteristics of Filipino patients diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in different rheumatology clinics in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Selenium (Se) shows potential benefit in Graves’ disease (GD) especially those with active Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO). The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of Se supplementation among patients with GD and GO.

Acute renal infarction often presents with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. With other more common illnesses presenting with the same symptoms, it is often misdiagnosed leading to delayed treatment. We present a case of a young female diagnosed to have Membranous Glomerulopathy who presented with sudden onset flank pain in whom was initially treated as urinary tract infection.

Eccrine carcinoma is an extremely rare skin tumor where only 1/13000 specimens have been submitted to dermatopathological laboratories in the United States. There is no data yet to compare the Philippines with the international incidence of eccrine carcinoma. This is a case of a 69-year-old Filipino female who presented with a recurring invasive indolent tumor at the right fronto-parietal area who presented with left sided hemiparesis and seizure.

A variety of non-cardiac conditions have been reported to present with ischemic heart disease clinically and electrocardiographically like cholecystitis which leads to nonspecific T-wave inversions or ST-segment depressions, rarely it leads to ST-segment elevation. We report a case of a 58-year-old, male, hypertensive, diabetic, and with hyperthyroidism on medication.