Pedia Doc AT Room 109 DMSF Hospital

This may answer frequent questions regarding "walking pneumonia". Ingat po tayong lahat. Have a safe holiday season to everyone.

FLU 2022 shots available now!

Right now, protecting your health is more important than ever before. Which is why it is recommended that you schedule your flu shot.

Get the flu shot to:

1. help protect your family and friends. Like other viruses, if you catch the flu, you can easily spread it to other family members or friends or other contacts. So help prevent the flu. The vaccine is the most effective way to avoid catching the flu.

2. Reduce risk of severe symptoms. IF you do catch the flu after getting the vaccine, your symptoms will likely be much milder with fewer risks of complications or hospitalization.

It's safe, easy and convenient.

You can schedule your flu shot anytime starting today.

You will be pre-screened (triaging only and not necessarily doing a swab test) for COVID-19 before an in-person appointment is scheduled and screened again upon arrival at the clinic.


*Health experts urge everyone 6 months of age and older to protect their health with this year's flu vaccine.

PLEASE READ: As a reminder to all my patients availing my ONLINE TELECONSULTATION:

Terms and Conditions:
1. I understand that I will engage my doctor in online consult and that it is prohibited to record any part of the videoconference or publish our conversation under the Data Privacy Act.
2. I understand that messaging or videoconferencing technology will be used for the consultation and will not be in the same as a direct patient/ doctor visit due to the fact that I will not be in the same room as my child's doctor. Hence this is not a full replacement seeing her in person.
3. I understand that certain types of illnesses or conditions may require a face to face physical assessment and cannot be diagnosed through online consult.
4. I understand that there are potential risks to the technnology including interruptions and technical difficulties, and in rare instances security protocols could fail, causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information.
5. I understand that if my condition requires urgent care, the doctor may refer me out to another specialist or emergency care department for definitive treatment and the referring doctor's responsibility will conclude upon the termination of the videoconference.
6. I understand that this is a paid consultation.
7. You may send a private message through the inbox for your other questions and appointments.

For those who need urgent care, please proceed to the emergency room.

Thank you and keep safe.

Been receiving this question --> if face masks and shields protect one from contracting the CORONA VIRUS, why is it that doctors and nurses (despite the wearing of heavy protective medical equipments) get infected?

Answer: Because the amount of virus you are exposed to matters—both in how likely you are to get sick, and how sick you are likely to become.

No mask is 100% effective. Some virus particles can always get through filter material, sneak around the mask on a drop of sweat or misplaced finger, settle in the eyes, and enter the body when no mask is being worn.

In most cases, very small quantities of virus will be destroyed by the body's process by which the body attacks any foreign material not recognized as part of itself( this is called INNATE IMMUNITY)

But for doctors and nurses and other healthworkers, they are constantly exposed to viruses. When they get off shift or take a break, they can count on having the virus all over them. If they wear a face mask, shield, and gloves, they will greatly reduce their exposure—but they can’t eliminate it. Virus particles are very, very small, and can linger in the air for an unknown period of time and can fly off of gowns and clothing as they are removed.

If you are constantly exposed at a low level, your innate immunity may be overwhelmed or exhausted, and you can get sick. If you are constantly exposed at a high enough level—say because of reuse of scarce PPE —you may get very sick, even if you are young and fit and otherwise not at great risk.

Protect yourselves and your family

DOH recommends flu, pneumonia vaccines to prevent COVID-19 complications MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health is recommending the use of flu and pneumonia vaccines to prevent the additional complications from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Health

Pabakunahan ng Polio ang inyong mga anak

A scientific evidence regarding the transmission of the SARS COv

Recommended screen time for our kids. Please take note.

PLEASE READ: As a reminder to all my patients availing my ONLINE TELECONSULTATION:

Terms and Conditions:
1. I understand that I will engage my doctor in online consult and that it is prohibited to record any part of the videoconference or publish our conversation under the Data Privacy Act.
2. I understand that messaging or videoconferencing technology will be used for the consultation and will not be in the same as a direct patient/ doctor visit due to the fact that I will not be in the same room as my child's doctor. Hence this is not a full replacement seeing her in person.
3. I understand that certain types of illnesses or conditions may require a face to face physical assessment and cannot be diagnosed through online consult.
4. I understand that there are potential risks to the technnology including interruptions and technical difficulties, and in rare instances security protocols could fail, causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information.
5. I understand that if my condition requires urgent care, the doctor may refer me out to another specialist or emergency care department for definitive treatment and the referring doctor's responsibility will conclude upon the termination of the videoconference.
6. I understand that this is a paid consultation.

For those who need urgent care, please proceed to the emergency room.

Thank you and keep safe.