why might patients with kidney disease suffer from anemia?
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Healthy kidneys help regulate red blood cell production by making a hormone called erythropoietin. Sick kidneys make less.
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Posted by lilly45
The hormone erythropoietin (EPO) is produced in the kidneys and stimulates the bone marrow production of red blood cells. Diseased kidneys do not release sufficient amounts of EPO; anemia can result. ♦
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