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 …
Category: Heme/Onc
Clinical Correlations
Medicine By Numbers
January 21, 2011
How to Counsel a Patient on Prostate Cancer Screening in 5 Minutes
By Caprice Cadacio, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A good screening test is relatively inexpensive and noninvasive. In …
Anthracycline Induced Cardiotoxicity
January 14, 2011
By Ami Jhaveri, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
K.M. is a 61-year-old woman with hypertension diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 1 month ago. Her only medication is hydrochlorothiazide. …
Breaking News: Lung Cancer Screening Shows Mortality Benefit
November 5, 2010
By David Hormozdi, MD
The weather outside may be cooling off but the debate surrounding lung cancer screening is heating up once again as preliminary results released from The National …
Why Does Multiple Myeloma Treat The Kidneys So Poorly?
September 22, 2010
By Jon Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“You mean I’ve got cancer and my kidneys are failing, doc?†said my frail patient on the Bellevue oncology service shortly …
Polycythemia Vera Presenting as a Hypercoagulable State: What is the Pathophysiologic Role of JAK2 in the Mechanism, Manifestations, and Treatment of the Disease?
August 11, 2010
By Emily Slater
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. R is a 46-year-old man with a past medical history of polycythemia vera on hydroxyurea and chronic hepatitis B and C who presented with acutely worsening …
Myths & Realities: Is Shiftwork Tumorgenic?
June 23, 2010
By David Ecker, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Over the last several decades, Westernized countries have become 24-hour societies. Approximately 21 million workers in the US are on non-standard work shifts, including …
Revisiting the USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines: Ethics, and Patient Responsibilities
May 6, 2010
David Shabtai
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 In a bold move, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently changed their breast cancer screening guidelines – recommending beginning screening at age 50 and even then only …