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Physicians Top 10 Feb 2011

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Hats off to my then IM residents from Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (in bold):

1 ABELLANA, KRISTINE R
2 ACADEMIA, FIDES JOAN M
3 ACHARON, LEOVINO S
4 ACORDA, NELSON G
5 ADVIENTO, JERELYN B
6 ADVINCULA-SALVADOR, MARIA PIA T
7 AGPAOA, BEA O
8 AGUILAR, ANTHONY HARVEY I
9 AGUILAR, BENEDICT A
10 AKIAT, GINA J
11 ALA, BIENAROSA T
12 ALCANTARA, EDNA V
13 ALCARAZ, JOHN DENNIS B
14 ALEA, CRISTITO B
15 ALFEREZ, BRENDA MAE B
16 ALFONSO, ANA MARICON B
17 ALIM, NESIE HOPE M
18 ALMELOR, LORRAINE GRACE B
19 ALOC, JEAN CARLA S
20 ALOLOD, MARIA KRISTINA L
21 ALONTE, ANGELICA JOY C
22 ALQUIROZ, REDENTOR P
23 ALVIAR, TED A
24 AMOYLEN, AGNETHA JANE M
25 AMPONG, JASMIN H
26 ANACAY, CYNTHIA B
27 ANDAMAN, CAROLINE A
28 ANGUS, JR., VICTORIO C
29 APOTE-PANES, NOEMI G
30 AQUINO, MELISSA L
31 ARAKAMA, MEL-HATRA I
32 ARANETA, MARIELLA MACRINA T
33 ARELLANO, JON-DON O
34 ARIAS, CRIZELLE C
35 ARROYO, MARY JANE A
36 ATA, RONA MARIE A
37 AURELLADO, MARION PRISCILLA B
38 AZUCENA, CRISTETO I
39 BABALO, RUTH D
40 BABASORO, EMILY J
41 BACALLA-ESLABRA, MARY JANE B
42 BAGADIONG, ARTHUR J
43 BAGUINO, ANNA MIE V
44 BAJANDI, KRISTINE JOY C
45 BALAORO, JOEMER B
46 BALDADO, MA. BRENDA O
47 BALDEVISO, LEILANI A
48 BALLASO, ROY P
49 BALUYOT, KAZAN BENIGNO S
50 BANCORO, GINO OLIVER M
51 BANIQUED, JR., EDWIN V
52 BARRERA, JEROME R
53 BASILAN, CHRISTINA ERIKA L
54 BAUTISTA, EMELIE GRACE J
55 BAUTISTA-ABRIL, JOANNE N
56 BAYANI, II, ARTHUR A
57 BAYRO, VICTORIA C
58 BELTRAN, NINA MARNIE C
59 BILLONES, MARYMIL T
60 BISCARO, RHEINALD JOEL M
61 BLANCO, OP, SR. JOSEPHINE ROSE F
62 BONGAT, EDGAR ALLAN B
63 BONGON, BEETHOVEN N
64 BONODE, MARYENKA M
65 BONOS, JOSEPHINE V
66 BRUCAL, ROXANNE F
67 BRUTO, KAREN A
68 BUENAFLOR, PATRICK DEXTER M
69 BUENAVENTURA, PAOLO F
70 BUENSALIDO, JOSEPH ADRIAN L
71 CABALLERO, EDWARD ALEXIS R
72 CABICO, LANYFE L
73 CABRAL, BRIAN MICHAEL I
74 CABRERA, ETHEL M
75 CABUENA, MARSHA MICHELLE L
76 CADIENTE, GILBERT O
77 CALDO, GALILEO G
78 CANTOY, II, ROBERT PAUL T
79 CANTRE, JENNIFER ANN L
80 CAPISTRANO, ALBEE MARIE P
81 CARINGAL, CLODOAIDO M
82 CARLOS, ARMI DIANNE C
83 CARPIO, J RIZALDY C
84 CARTAGO, REINALYN S
85 CASONO, ALVIN CLAVERT T
86 CASTRO, JEAN ABIGAILE R
87 CATINDIG, CRISTINE B
88 CATING-CABRAL, MONICA THERESE B
89 CATUDIO, ARMAND L
90 CAWED, ROBERTA MARIA N
91 CAWICAAN, ANNA LIZA R
92 CAZEÑAS-PAGDATO, VIVIAN GRACE T
93 CHACON, ERIC N
94 CHIONG, LOWE L
95 CHU, CATHERINE A
96 CHU, MICHAEL ANGELO V
97 CHUA, MONINA B
98 CHUA, NOEL S
99 CLEMENTE, CHERIE G
100 CO, PATRICK LEONARD G
101 COBCOBAN, MARICHEL A
102 CONSIGNADO, RODELLENN D
103 CORDERO-BUMANLAG, JOCELYN T
104 CORRALES, MA. RAQUEL C
105 CORRALES, MICHELLEEN D
106 CORTES, ROSALYN VALERIE P
107 COSARE, JOANNE A
108 CRISOSTOMO, RODERICK JOHN T
109 CRUZ, PATRICK JOHN J
110 CRUZAT, KENEDY G
111 CRUZ-ZARASPE, ABIGAIL M
112 CULATA, JEZREEL L
113 CUNANAN, ARNOLD N
114 CUNDANGAN, MELISSA R
115 DACANAY, JESSAMINE C
116 DADURAL, JAYSON R
117 DE ASA , JR., VIRGILIO A
118 DE JESUS, JUDITH E
119 DE VERA, JULIUS CAESAR D
120 DEL ROSARIO, RONA F
121 DELA CRUZ, LHOREE GIE A
122 DELA CRUZ-TAN, CHERYL ANNE A
123 DELFIN, HAZEL S
124 DELGADO, JOHN S
125 DELGADO, RODEL N
126 DELOS SANTOS, JEFFREY S
127 DEPAYSO, MARBE JOY A
128 DIANZON, GIAN CARLO N
129 DIAZ, REI PAOLO L
130 DIMAANDAL, NORIEL S
131 DIRECTO, CHESTER O
132 DIZON, JR., RODOLFO V
133 DOLIENTE, EMILY ROSE G
134 DOLORES, ERWIN M
135 DOMALANTA, ANINA THERESA G
136 DULLANO, RAEL A
137 DUMAGAY, TERESITA E
138 DUMAMA, SHANA RIZZA B
139 DUMLAO, LOURDES CAROLINA I
140 ECAL, JR., DEN D
141 ERGUERRO, YVONNE BETTINA R
142 ESCALONA, MYLEEN L
143 ESPEJO, JUDE JAMES J
144 ESTANDIAN, GENALIN A
145 ESTAVILLO, JOSEPHINE B
146 ESTOCE, JR, EFREN M
147 ESTRELLA, II, BENEZET TEOFILO R
148 EUGENIO, PRINCESS CARMELA C
149 FARAON, ANA MARGARITA N
150 FELICIANO, JASPER S
151 FERNANDEZ, ARVISMINDA LUZ G
152 FILIO, VINCENT PAUL V
153 FLORENTINO, GILBERT G
154 FOMANEG, CHERYL K
155 FORTALIZA, LUCHIE P
156 GALAURAN, JOSE MARI D
157 GALIMBA, RAYMONA S
158 GALLEMASO, MARISOL C
159 GALURA, AGNES B
160 GALVEZ, JR., JOVENO B
161 GANZON, FRANCIS CYRIL S
162 GARCIA, LORENA M
163 GARCIA, MARIANNE M
164 GARDUQUE, CLAIRE II A
165 GATCHALIAN, LOVELL B
166 GATCHALIAN, MA. KATHRINA THERESE C
167 GERONIMO, RACHELLE REYLEIGH S
168 GESLANI, KATHLEEN G
169 GIPIT, ERIC N
170 GO, JOHN HENDERSON Y
171 GOCHUICO, CARLO FRANCISCO S
172 GOINGCO, RENEAH N
173 GREGORIO, MARIA REGINA S
174 GREGORIO, RICHMOND L
175 GUERRERO, RUBY JANE S
176 GUTIERREZ, JO CRIS D
177 HERRERA, MARIA CELINA T
178 IKEDA-MAQUILING, YOSHIKO B
179 ILAGAN, ELAINE MARISSE H
180 ILAGAN, IVY KATHRYN A
181 ILIO, DONNA MAE I
182 ISIDRO, MARIA RICHELLE S
183 ISIDTO, REY A
184 ITABLE, JILL R
185 JAMORABON, CLYVELLE LANDA F
186 JECIEL, JULIE ANN T
187 JIMENEZ, SARA JOYCE S
188 JOSE, DONABEL E
189 JOSON-VERGARA, IRENE SALVE D
190 LACIDA, KAREN J
191 LAJA, NELSON A
192 LANSANG, FLORINDA S
193 LAO, DICKSON J
194 LAUREL, CHARLOTTE KAY M
195 LAZARO, CARLO JOSEF N
196 LEI, KATHERINE D
197 LETIGIO-UY, MERCI ANGELIE J
198 LIANGCO, WILFREDO L
199 LIBERATO, RAYMUND DARIUS C
200 LIGAS, FRANKIE D
201 LIM, CAROLINE C
202 LIMGENCO, JUNETH RIA R
203 LLADOC-NATIVIDAD, THERESE EILEEN B
204 LLAVE, JEHAN JILL G
205 LOMIGO, LIZA MARIE R
206 LOPEZ, ERLYN D
207 LOPEZ, ERWYN VINCENT G
208 LOPEZ, MARITESS D
209 LOZADA, ANGELO B
210 LUANCING, MARIE GRACE L
211 LUCERO, ADRIAN L
212 LUCIO, ANA JENICA S
213 LUMANLAN, GENE PAUL J
214 LUNA, HERDEE GLORIANE C
215 MACABUAG, ANDREA MARIE A
216 MACANDOG, MA. JAYME LAURICE D
217 MAGALLANES, REYNALDO R
218 MAGAYANES, SHERYLL J
219 MAGBUHAT, ROBELITO A
220 MALAPAJO, JO-AM B
221 MALBOG, MILBEN A
222 MALIWAT, MICHELLE M
223 MALLARI, AVEGAEL M
224 MALONG, CHANDY LOU P
225 MAMAWAG, ELVIE MAY T
226 MANDIGMA, JR, BIENVENIDO M
227 MANGIO, MARA MAAN V
228 MANUALES, GRACE LINA L
229 MANUEL, ROCIEL PRESLYN M
230 MANZANILLA, SHARON R
231 MANZANO, ELENMARIE A
232 MARALIT, RUTER M
233 MATIENZO, LOVELYN T
234 MAYOL, WARDELL N
235 MENDOZA, CHARISSE S
236 MENDOZA, LIZA G
237 MENDOZA, MARY JOY P
238 MIRANDA, KATHLEEN B
239 MOLLANEDA, VIRGETTE GAY P
240 MOMONGAN, MARIA ISABEL C
241 MONSAYAC, EMMANUEL D
242 MORALES, FELIMON, JR. K
243 MUPAS, JULIETA A
244 NACPIL, PAULETTE D
245 NARANJO, MAY U
246 NG, DANIEL T
247 NGO, JOENAVIN D
248 OCAMPO-TAN, ARMIDA E
249 OJASCASTRO, DESI JAMES B
250 OLERMO, CYNTHIA C
251 ORBETA, ANA MELISSA C
252 ORTINES, GERARDINE R
253 PACIENCIA, JR., SATURNINO B
254 PADILLA, MARIKIT C
255 PAGOMPATUN, JR, MITOMADUNG S
256 PAHINAG, MARIE CRIS P
257 PALENCIA, LIZA MARY P
258 PANALIGAN, ROLAND M
259 PANOLONG, MURSHIDA A
260 PARAISO, LAYLA MARIE M
261 PASCUA, JOSEPH L
262 PATDU, MA. PAMELA D
263 PAULE, ADELINA S
264 PE, MARIA NADITH L
265 PEDRESO, JOYCE S
266 PEPITO, GWENDOLYN D
267 PEREZ, GEOHNA E
268 POMER, MARIA PAMELA N
269 PONOC, JR, ROBERT J
270 QUEREQUINCIA, KAREN ANN B
271 QUILALA, AMOR RHEA C
272 QUILLOY, MARY GRACE P
273 QUITO, BENJAMIN JOSE C
274 QUIWA, LESLIE Q
275 RABE, ADRIAN PAUL J
276 RAMIREZ, MARIA ERIKA G
277 RAMOS, ABIGAIL E
278 RAMOS, JEROME S
279 RAMOS-QUIJANO, PHILOMELA O
280 RAPISORA, MARY KATHERINE H
281 RAPISURA, LOUILLE R
282 RASO, ANNE ANNETTE P
283 REMIENDO, MICHELLE ANGELICA L
284 REMOTIGUE, CARMELA ROSANNE A
285 REQUIERO, RIA BABY M
286 RESPICIO, PAUL ANTHONY R
287 REVELO, VIRNIL L
288 REYES, ROSEMARIE V
289 REYES, RUSSEL P
290 RIVERA, JANICE Q
291 ROA, KATHRYN U
292 ROMANO, ROMMEL P
293 ROMERO-VILLENA, PAMELA E
294 ROQUE, JASON E
295 ROXAS, MICHAEL ROY Z
296 ROY, LYNSIL M
297 RUBIO, MARIA RHOMA R
298 SABLAN, JR., AUGUSTO S
299 SAGARINO, MA. CECILIA C
300 SALAZAR, LAUREN V
301 SALVACION, CARMELA FELIZA N
302 SALVAÑA, ANGELA D
303 SALVAÑA, EDSEL MAURICE T
304 SAMAR, WYNNS M
305 SAMONTE, PRECIOUS EMARY E
306 SANCHEZ, OLIVER S
307 SANDOVAL, MAREON C
308 SANTOS, AILEEN P
309 SANTOS, JR., EDUARDO N
310 SARMIENTO, EDEN M
311 SARTAGUDA, JOHN LESTER V
312 SASONDONCILLO, MIA M
313 SEMPIO, EARL LOUIS A
314 SEÑAR, PETER RHAYVIAN V
315 SERAPIO, SERAPIN DAVID S
316 SEVILLANO, STANLEY G
317 SILAO, RONAR L
318 SIM, MARIA CHENG LYN L
319 SOLA-GALVEZ, EMMAELLA T
320 SOTELO-GUILLAR, VENIPERL J
321 SUYOM, ROGELIO JR. C
322 TALEON, ANGELENE T
323 TAMBAN, CELITO A
324 TAMONDONG-LACHICA, DIANA R
325 TAN, CHERRY MAY T
326 TAN, RACHELLE T
327 TAN, SUE KIMBERLY M
328 TARDECILLA-GARCIA, ANGELITA A
329 TE, PATRICIA S
330 TIU, MA. VIRCEL D
331 TOGONON, JENNIFER IVY O
332 TOMANDAO, KATHY LOU B
333 TORRES-SALVADOR, PILAR D
334 TRADIO, LADY MAY KEAN J
335 TRIVILEGIO, JECILEN T
336 TUARES, KATHY N
337 TUGNA, SHERYL N
338 UMALI, ARIANNE S
339 UMALI-SUNGA, GELEN VESTALEZ C
340 UY, LESTER S
341 VALDEZ, JOE VINCENT G
342 VALENDEZ, WILLEJUN T
343 VALENZUELA, ELIZA R
344 VALEROS, KATHERINE A
345 VELASCO, ALVIN BRIAN C
346 VICENTE, MARK A
347 VILAR, MICHAEL P
348 VILLANUEVA, AINSTEIN MARIE A
349 VINLUAN, MARILYN L
350 WEE, RUDOLPH R
351 WONG, NANETTE A
352 YAMBAO, EDUARDO, JR. O
353 ZERRUDO, ROSE PORTIA G

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The Dengue cases in the Philippines are continually rising especially around the Metro Manila area.  The latest count of death toll from dengue reached 501 as of yesterday.  With this increasing number of mortality,  the Department of Health had to formulate a strategy to decrease this number.

The Department of Health has recently devised their new D.E.N.G.U.E. strategy. Instead of confining patients in a hospital facility, parents and caregivers can practice the D.E.N.G.U.E. strategy. D.E.N.G.U.E. stands for:
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When you are an intern, you are expected to have acquired most, if not all, the knowledge you need from your four years in medical education – that’s a big responsibility you say. Being admitted to a national hospital (in Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center) makes me worried all the more.

However, Nietzche’s said that “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” This has been my motto in life ever since I started my medical education.

I am crossing my fingers for this new chapter of my life. I know prayers and perseverance will do the trick.

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During our clerkship rotation in the EENT department, I was examined by our consultant and officially said I have amblyopi. He has saying that I can have a laser vision correction (LASIK).

The procedure is costly and there are complications I should consider. One scary complication is irreversible blindness.

Well, to answer my own question. I badly need my vision and LASIK may help me to gain it back.

Recently, my fathers’ blood pressure has been fluctuating. His blood pressure was always ranging from 130-140/80-100 mmHg and was maintaining an anti-hypertensive drug. However, recently, his blood pressure rises up to 160/100 mmHg, so he decided to consult his physician who added another anti-hypertensive to his maintenance drugs.

But my father has been complaining to me about his cough which was seemingly aggravated by his additional drug. I explained to him that the drug’s most common side effects is coughing. I’ve been convincing him to go to his physician but refuses to and decided to switch to another internist due to that reason.

Why is it always important to explain everything to your patient?
- It is one way of building a patient-doctor relationship, which is at the very fulcrum of care.

- In the advent of the internet, every information (including misleading ones) is available to the patient. He will believe everything he reads. Yesterday, we had a patient who could explain the mechanism of action, side effects, dosage, etc. of the drug she was taking.

- You gain trust and respect. Your patients’ perceived that they mattered to you (as a doctor), whatever their background, way of life or philosophy. You will then be recommended to other patients.

I have been exposed to both private and public hospitals during our clerkship. I am now at the ancillary department so I am already out of hospital duties (yehey!).

To answer the question, I had to ask these things to myself:

1. Do I prefer toxic or benign duties?
Public hospitals cater for the common people so it is expected that you’ll have toxic duties. But in return, you are exposed to more learning: you get to encounter several cases, including the rare ones. On the other hand, private hospitals are expectedly benign, well except maybe for some selected large hospitals.

During our clerkship, I’ve experienced managing patients on my own, even the complicated ones like cerebrovascular accidents, myocardial infarctions, etc. at the public hospital where I trained to. It was a great feeling to know that what you have been doing to your patient was the right management. We do the admitting orders, admitting notes, complete history and PE, discharge summaries, etc. Unlike in different school, our paperworks are attached to the chart, not only for the sake of completion of requirements but as bases for management of the patient. While at a private hospital, we were only allowed to take an “unofficial” history and PE (the ROD makes the official one), insert it to the patient’s chart and then you’ll see several months after that it was used to wrap a bunch of cotton pledgets. Heartbreaking, ain’t it? Especially if you have received extensions because the 24-hour period has lapsed.

2. Do I prefer to know the ideal management?
But of course, who wouldn’t? They say that you get the ideal management at a private hospital because you will have the complete workup for a patient’s case, therefore confirming your diagnosis and ruling out your differentials. Although, I am not talking in general. This case is also possible in big public hospitals, especially in training ones. I’ve heard some feedbacks though that oftentimes, you have to pay for the laboratories if the patient can’t afford.

3. Do I prefer getting skills or enhancing my knowledge?
I answered both. At this stage, I admit I still lack some clinical and basic knowledge. So I want to learn more, but I want to accumulate skills also in preparation for future residency training.

4. Should I consider financial advantage?
I consider this as the least factor to affect my choice. My focus now is learning. Some private hospitals offer allowances and privileges such as free dorm and meal while rarely do you find a public hospital (if there is) which offers similar advantage.

So after answering those things, I have come up with my three choices, all public hospitals:

Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center. I should expect toxic duties they say but you learn from your everyday exposure with different cases. It has no financial advantage or any privileges, though. Similarly, I feel the same thing for Davao Medical Center and Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro City.

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