A5042015571- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
- Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Philippine General Hospital
2014-2018
University of the Philippines Manila
2017-2018
Yahoo (United Kingdom)
2017
Diabetes Australia
2017
Background: Determining risk factors for diabetes insipidus (DI) after pituitary surgery is important in improving patient care.Our objective to determine the associated with DI surgery.Methods: We reviewed records of patients who underwent from 2011 2015 at Philippine General Hospital.Patients preoperative were excluded.Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed and a predictive model generated.The discrimination abilities individual variables assessed using receiving operator...
Studies on the association of obesity and sarcopenia are conflicting. Some studies showed that is associated with muscle loss frailty while others lower body mass index (BMI) increased sarcopenia. To date, there paucity data among Filipinos. This study aims to determine Filipinos.This a cross sectional analytic comparing sarcopenic versus nonsarcopenic in terms as measured by BMI waist circumference (WC). Filipinos older than 40 years were included. Obesity was defined using World Health...
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Objective: In foreign literature, 90% of renal artery stenosis (RAS) is atherosclerotic and 10% secondary to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). However, an important differential for hypertension in the young Asian population Takayasu's arteritis. We present four patients who initially presented with due RAS. Clinical criteria coupled non-invasive studies all cases led diagnosis All had good outcomes. Design Method: Four (1 male 3 females) early-onset third decade life. Two females were pregnant...
Background: In foreign literature, 90% of renal artery stenosis (RAS) is atherosclerotic, while 10% secondary to fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). However, an important differential for hypertension in the young Asian population Takayasu’s arteritis. We present four patients who initially presented with due RAS. Clinical criteria coupled non-invasive studies all cases led diagnosis All had good outcomes. Case: Four (one male and three females) early-onset third decade life. Two females were...
BACKGROUND: The most common mycobacterial species causing infection in the Philippines is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have not been reported Philippine literature to disseminate pericardium. CASE: We present a case of disseminated (tuberculous and non-tuberculous co-infection) involving pericardium, pleura, spleen abdominal wall. This 37-year old female who presented with dyspnea multiple nodules within Computed tomography scan showed thickened pericardium...
An 80-year-old woman was admitted for a 2months history of non-healing ulcers on both feet. She is known to have type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension 30 years. She has femoral fracture the left incurred after fall years ago which she underwent open reduction internal fixation. On physical examination, there were lateral aspect feet right malleolar area. Dorsalis pedis pulses absent bilaterally. An X-ray femurs requested check if healed properly rule out new since patient remained …