This CPG update of year 2022 was intended to address the current issues on the (1) pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for nicotine dependence, (2) effective intensive interventions in resource-limited settings, (3) nicotine dependence and the use of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products, and (4) effective smoking cessation & nicotine dependence strategies in the current COVID-19 pandemic setting.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound has gained recognition in early identification of crystal deposits in the joints and soft tissues. This study aims to validate the sonographic features of 1st metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPJs) in gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia (AH).

In 2009, the World Health Organization revised the Dengue Fever guidelines to more accurately identify patients at risk of developing severe dengue. Despite these guidelines, early diagnosis of severe dengue remains challenging for clinicians. Several scoring systems have been developed to identify patients at highest risk for severe dengue however; these studies have a study population limited to children and did not include adult patients. The purpose of this study is to validate the Simple Clinical Risk Score in predicting who will develop severe Dengue among adult patients with Dengue fever.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and the level of perceived stress of the Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) takers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The sociodemographic factors have a substantial impact on COVID 19 and understanding the characteristics and clinical presentation of COVID-19 is essential for diagnosis, management, prevention, and targeting clinical care and allocating resources. The objective of this study was to determine the socio-clinical profile, hospital outcomes and predictors of mortality of patients with COVID 19 in Perpetual Succour Hospital from March to September 2020.

This study aims to validate a Filipino version of the questionnaire by Delclos et al on occupational risk factors and asthma among the health care workers of the Philippine General Hospital.

Elevated transaminases has been inconsistently associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients. There may be regional variations because of differences in concomitant liver diseases. We aimed to determine the prognostic implication of elevated transaminases among hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients.

Coronary artery dissection is one of the complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This is often treated by stenting the dissected segment which requires the presence of the guide wire to be in the true lumen (TL). When antegrade re-entry to the TL is not possible, the retrograde technique may be considered as a novel bail-out strategy to treat iatrogenic coronary artery dissection especially when suitable collaterals are present. A 52-year-old female patient with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction of the anterior wall underwent primary PCI.