Text by Ryande L. Olos
Last November 06, 2013, the General Assembly began with a moment of silence and prayer lead by Dr. Joanne de Ramos, the College Secretary, for the repose of Dr. Carreon, beloved faculty member of the Department of Pathology of the college. In the words of people who were taught by her, Pathology will never be the same without her.
The Wednesday assembly was filled by two presenters. The first presenter was Maria Krizia Camille Yap, a fifth year student, who was introduced by Dr. Vincent Valencia. The second presenter was Dr. Terence Henares, a chemist who has worked here and abroad on innovative medical diagnostics, with his introduction given by Dr. Charina de Silva.
The first lecture was a clinical presentation of a patient who suffered from acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism with a background history of chronic DVT and Factor V Leiden mutation. It was a very interesting case because the patient has a rare mutation not commonly seen in the Filipinos. Factor V Leiden mutation presents with hypercoagulability and thus poses a threat especially when it comes with the formation of thromboses. True enough, it was found out that the patient suffered from a previous DVT incident 5 years ago. As emphasized by Dr. Valencia, in cases of pulmonary embolism, doctors should examine the leg as it is most probably the site of a DVT. Ms. Yap ended her topic with the management of the patient and information regarding the possible but risky catheter-removal of the thrombus. The case report showed another point of view of managing and looking at a common disease on a not-so-common clinically presenting patient.
With the second lecture, Dr. Henares’ research introduced a prototype of what could be the future in medicine. He reiterated that the use of lab-on-a-chip technology could open many doors especially when it comes to early detection and diagnosis of a disease. In this case, Dr. Henares’ ideals were brought to life by a Japanese firm that funded his endeavor in making something new for the field of medical diagnostics. It features easy ways of introducing and using ELISA and other techniques that run hours to make. It was all fascinating since the idea was already started years ago but only come to fruition this year. [x]
Last November 06, 2013, the General Assembly began with a moment of silence and prayer lead by Dr. Joanne de Ramos, the College Secretary, for the repose of Dr. Carreon, beloved faculty member of the Department of Pathology of the college. In the words of people who were taught by her, Pathology will never be the same without her.
The Wednesday assembly was filled by two presenters. The first presenter was Maria Krizia Camille Yap, a fifth year student, who was introduced by Dr. Vincent Valencia. The second presenter was Dr. Terence Henares, a chemist who has worked here and abroad on innovative medical diagnostics, with his introduction given by Dr. Charina de Silva.
The first lecture was a clinical presentation of a patient who suffered from acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism with a background history of chronic DVT and Factor V Leiden mutation. It was a very interesting case because the patient has a rare mutation not commonly seen in the Filipinos. Factor V Leiden mutation presents with hypercoagulability and thus poses a threat especially when it comes with the formation of thromboses. True enough, it was found out that the patient suffered from a previous DVT incident 5 years ago. As emphasized by Dr. Valencia, in cases of pulmonary embolism, doctors should examine the leg as it is most probably the site of a DVT. Ms. Yap ended her topic with the management of the patient and information regarding the possible but risky catheter-removal of the thrombus. The case report showed another point of view of managing and looking at a common disease on a not-so-common clinically presenting patient.
With the second lecture, Dr. Henares’ research introduced a prototype of what could be the future in medicine. He reiterated that the use of lab-on-a-chip technology could open many doors especially when it comes to early detection and diagnosis of a disease. In this case, Dr. Henares’ ideals were brought to life by a Japanese firm that funded his endeavor in making something new for the field of medical diagnostics. It features easy ways of introducing and using ELISA and other techniques that run hours to make. It was all fascinating since the idea was already started years ago but only come to fruition this year. [x]