Category: Medicine by the Numbers

Clinical Correlations


Transfusions By The Numbers

By Karen Chang Kan, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Blood transfusions are one of the most common interventions seen in the inpatient setting. While hanging a unit of blood appears simple enough in day-to-day practice, many of us forget what this simple action actually …

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Olympics and Medicine By The Numbers

By Tracey Liebman

Faculty Peer Reviewed

The summer games may be over, but we’re still entertained by the 2012 Olympics! Here are a few medicine-related fun facts about the London Games.

Demographics of Summer 2012 Olympics:

10,500 athletes, 70,000+ volunteers, 20,000 media and journalists, 10+ …

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Medicine By Numbers: 131 Million

By Maryann Kwa, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

131 million: The number of times the most popular medication in the United States was prescribed in 2010.

Recently, IMS Health, a company that monitors annual sales for pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, published a list of …

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Medicine by the Numbers: Blood Count

By Michael Ford, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

  

                                             

2.65 x 10[13]
# of erythrocytes in circulation, assuming Hematocrit 45%[1]

 
 

 
 

120
Lifespan in days of an erythrocyte[2]

 
 

 
 

2.5 million
# of new erythrocytes produced each second to replace dying cells

 
 

 
 

5.3 million
# of …

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Erythrocyte Index

By Michael Ford, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

“Blood Count”

2.65 x 10[13]
# of erythrocytes in circulation, assuming Hematocrit 45%[1]

120
Lifespan in days of an erythrocyte[2]

2.5 million
# …

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