Strengthening research integrity requires ethical review, proper mentorship, institutional support, training, and responsible data management. As the Philippines advances in clinical research, promoting awareness and accountability among stakeholders is essential to foster a culture of honesty, accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in scientific inquiry.

This article highlights the often-overlooked value of a patient’s personal information sheet as an essential clinical, legal, and ethical tool in medical care. Beyond administrative use, accurate details such as name, age, address, civil status, occupation, religion, and nationality guide physicians in decision-making, diagnosis, consent, and confidentiality.

White blood cell (WBC) count, from which neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) can be derived, is commonly requested in the hospital setting among admitting patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study aims to establish the predictive value of WBC count and NLCR in classifying CAP which guides the clinicians in the choice of antibiotics and site-of-care. The researchers aim to evaluate the predictive value of WBC count and NLCR during consultation and admission in classifying patients with CAP based on the management-oriented risk stratification of the 2016 Philippine Clinical Practice Guidelines on CAP.

Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that may occur in isolation or with an associated cardiac anomaly. It presents with a wide array of manifestations, prompting early recognition to be imperative to prevent progression of symptoms. We report a case of a 46-year-old male complaining of palpitations for 10 years who survived sudden cardiac arrest on the same year as symptom onset.

Septic shock is the most common type of shock encountered by internists and is the most common cause of death in non-coronary intensive care units. In the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign, one recommendation is antibiotic administration within three hours from sepsis recognition. Several large-scale studies challenged this recommendation with contrasting results. The researchers aim to determine the impact of early antibiotic therapy (EAT) on mortality and outcome of patients and to determine institutional compliance to current sepsis recommendations.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune inflammatory arthritis of unknown etiology. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major problem for these patients. This paper aims to describe the presence of cardiovascular risk factors among filipino patients with rheumatoid arthritis seen in the Philippine General Hospital Rheumatology outpatient department. This will also serve as a baseline database for patients with cardiovascular risk factors for future studies on the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective: to describe the presence of cardiovascular risk factors among filipino patients with rheumatoid arthritis seen in the Philippine General Hospital Rheumatology outpatient department included in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Database and Registry (RADAR)

Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that may occur in isolation or with an associated cardiac anomaly. It presents with a wide array of manifestations, prompting early recognition to be imperative to prevent progression of symptoms. We report a case of a 46-year-old male complaining of palpitations for 10 years who survived sudden cardiac arrest on the same year as symptom onset.

Photocontact dermatitis is a type IV delayed hypersensitivity response to an allergen that is activated by radiation energy. Its incidence is uncertain and only a small number of drugs causing such reaction have been studied. This is a case of a 67-year-old filipino male, diabetic, who presented with scaly, erythematous, and hyperpigmented plaques with areas of desquamation and erosions on sun-exposed areas of the skin after taking metformin.

Typhoid fever usually presents with prolong fever associated with constitutional symptoms of headache and abdominal pain. Patients living in far flung areas often downplayed this condition with a viral infection causing delay in diagnosis. We present a case of a 30-year-old male diagnosed with typhoid fever who developed upper gastrointesitinal bleeding with intraoperative finding of periappendicitis.

In contrast to embolic events to the brain, lungs and spleen which have been comprehensively discussed in literature, acute limb ischemia (ALI) due to septic embolism (SE) from infective endocarditis (IE) are uncommonly reported. There have been no reported cases of ALI as a complication of IE among Filipinos to date making this case report the first in our country.

Recent studies on critically ill adults has shown that use of normal saline with its supraphysiologic chloride content has been associated with an increased incidence of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, acute kidney injury (AKI), renal replacement therapy (RRT), hypotension and death. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the clinical outcomes associated with the use of balanced crystalloids versus normal saline solution.