Anemia appearing in people with Chronic Kidney Disease is called renal anemia
and it refers to the insufficiency or abnormality of erythropoietin in kidney
which is caused by various factors. Anemia is the common complication of Chronic
Kidney Disease in end stage and its severity is closely related to the degree of
renal damage.
When renal function impaired, the erythropoietin volume generated by kidney
decreases can not meet the demand of our body and thus causing renal anemia.
This is the major cause of anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease. Besides this,
accumulation of great amount of toxins inside of people with Chronic Renal
Insufficiency and End Stage Chronic Kidney Disease shortens the survival time of
red cells and this will give rise to renal anemia as well. Apart from these,
there are some other causes of renal anemia, such as reduced intake of ferrum,
great loss of protein as well as frequent bleeding.
Anemia appearing in Chronic Kidney Disease is not an independent disease, but
a symptom. Usually, when people with Chronic Kidney Disease have increased
creatinine not less than 308μmol/L, renal anemia appears and severity of renal
anemia differs from each other.
Renal anemia is caused by renal damage, and with the aggravation of Chronic
Kidney Disease, anemia becomes more and more serious. In general, a serious
renal anemia indicates a poor prognosis. Because some people with renal anemia
have no obvious symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disease except abnormal complexion,
they are frequently misdiagnosed as aplastic anemia. However, while people
suffer from renal anemia, some tests such as renal function test can help us
diagnose it. Furthermore, anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease usually is manifested
with sallow complexion, pale conjunctiva and lackluster nail and lip.
Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease just is a complication while Chronic Kidney
Disease develops into end stage, so only treating Chronic Kidney Disease
fundamentally can help to relieve it. For more information, please consult our
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