Association Between 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Testosterone in Healthy, Non-Obese, Young Adult, Filipino Men.

Objective: This study seeks to determine the association between vitamin D and testosterone in healthy, adult Filipino males.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 110 healthy, non-obese, male volunteers aged 21-40. History and physical exam were taken, and blood was drawn for vitamin D, total testosterone (TT), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), albumin, insulin, fasting plasma glucose, and total cholesterol.

Dual attack: targeting the rare co-occurrence of myasthenia gravis and Graves' disease with radioactive iodine therapy.

Summary: Occasionally, autoimmune disorders can come in twos. This double trouble creates unique challenges. Myasthenia gravis co-existing with autoimmune thyroid disease occurs in only about 0.

Reference Intervals of Total Testosterone in Adult Filipino Men.

Background: The reference range of total testosterone needs to be established locally as ethnic differences in adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels may affect total testosterone levels. The aim of this study is to establish the reference intervals of total testosterone from healthy, young adult Filipino males.

Methods: The study included 110 healthy, Filipino male volunteers aged 21-40, studying or working at the University of the Philippines Manila.

Factors associated with In-Hospital Mortality among Patients with Diabetes Admitted for Lower Extremity Infections.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with in-hospital mortality among diabetic patients admitted for lower extremity infection.

Methodology: This is a retrospective analysis of diabetic patients with lower extremity infection admitted at the UPPhilippine General Hospital. Data was analyzed through multiple logistic regression after multiple imputation was performed for missing data.

Risk Factors Associated with Disease Recurrence among Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treated at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital.

Background: The management of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in high-risk patients is well-standardized. However, this is not the case for low-risk patients. Filipinos show a high incidence of recurrence of thyroid cancer.

Accuracy of point-of-care blood glucose measurements in critically ill patients in shock.

A widely used method in monitoring glycemic status of ICU patients is point-of-care (POC) monitoring devices. A possible limitation to this method is altered peripheral blood flow in patients in shock, which may result in over/underestimations of their true glycemic status. This study aims to determine the accuracy of blood glucose measurements with a POC meter compared to laboratory methods in critically ill patients in shock.

Successful treatment of methimazole-induced severe aplastic anaemia in a diabetic patient with other co-morbidities.

A 55-year-old Filipina with Grave's disease, diabetes, hypertension, bronchial asthma, Parkinson's disease and a history of adverse drug reaction to penicillin consulted due to high-grade fever and sore throat. Patient was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia secondary to methimazole and was treated with high-dose granulocyte colony stimulating factor, thrombopoietin and mesterolone. Antibiotics used included levofloxacin, clindamycin, amikacin and fluconazole.