77 Followers. A. RDW stands for the red blood cell distribution width. This is a standard reported measure on a complete blood count (CBC) lab test. It measures the variability in red blood cell size. In the normal state, red blood cells are continually being produced and removed from the blood at a steady rate.. RDW stands for the red blood cell distribution width. This is a standard reported measure on a complete blood count (CBC) lab test.
Forexample, a person with heart disease is burdened by huge expenses, including diagnostictests, surgery, hospital and doctorsâ visits, physical therapy, and costly drugs. Aconservative estimate of these costs for just one person is $121,200 over 20 years.heaverage cost of a cardiac catheterization in 1992 was $10,880. â¢ An estimated 598,000 coronary artery bypasses were performed on 367,000 patientsin 1996. â¢ From 1979 to 1996, the number of bypass procedures increased 424.6 percent. â¢ The average cost of coronary artery bypass surgery in 1995 was $44,820.
The average total cost of HIV care was $19,912 per patient per year. Costs were highest for patients with advanced disease. The cost for providing care to each patient who died was $44,000.Total annual per patient cost for an individual with a CD4 cell count below 50 cells/mm 3 averaged $40,678.osts varied according to risk group, and were lower for gay men ($18,990) than injecting drug users ($20,143). Costs also increased with age, and were only $11,854 for each patient aged under 29, compared to an average cost of $21,474 for every patient aged 50 and above.