Doc Patrick MD

03/05/2026

How fu**ed up can Filipinos be towards their own?

A patient was not given medications because the partner, who was the only available to ask for anti-diabetic meds, was not a registered voter for that Barangay.

14/12/2025

Shoutout to all the residents who are missing out on an entirely different life outside the hospital!

You got this. It’s all worth it, I promise you.

Whatever your motivation may be, there’s no other place to be than UP. Keep pushing 😉

25/11/2025

21/11/2025

Baka nalito lang sya sa AI. Madalas kasi magkaroon ng inconsistencies ang AI.

1) As a doctor, I must point out that fried chicken and clean bulk do NOT belong in one sentence.

This post is misleading especially for newbies.

2) AI can generate a lot of errors if used improperly.

*Simply put, ang clean bulking ay pagkain ng masusustansyang pagkain sa puntong nasusuportahan mo ang gains mo plus more. At dahil *clean*, malilimitahan mo ang pagtaba mo. Kasi nga, understood na kung bulking phase, tataba ka nang bahagya. Clean: lean meats (protein) at high-quality sources of carbs and fats. Yung manok, tinanggalan mo ng balat at niluto mo sa oven with olive oil at rosemary—hindi fried.

Kung dirty bulking naman, kumbaga extension na yan ng cheat day. Dirty. Maraming kasamang hindi essential—kahit anong source mo ng macros mo kumbaga pwede. Halimbawa: yung manok, kinain mo nang buo—fried man or hindi—sinawsaw mo pa sa Mang Tomas.

03/11/2025

Muscle mass and strength at the start of palliative treatment is associated with better outcomes for older people with advanced stage cancer.

… so start now while you’re young and healthy?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5947445/

17/10/2025

Congrats sa mga bagong MD!

Naghahanap ka ng General Surgery training?

✅ time for gym (depende sa diskarte mo. See photo for reference)

✅ paid leaves

✅ unli mirror selfie (see photo for reference)

✅ sweldo pang single blessedness

✅ 1-2 hours away from the beach/hiking spots for tanning (see photo for reference)

✅ rotation sa 3 ospital (usually 3-4 months per hospital)— 2 private, 1 government

✅ subspecialty cases (CABG, transplant)

01/09/2025

Hinihintay mo na lang na bigla kang patigilin magtrabaho ng nanay mo sabay sabi,

“Nak, bilyonaryo talaga tayo. Test lang yung mga pinagawa namin sa yo. Mayaman talaga tayo, may mga flood control projects tayo…”