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Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease

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Topic: Anemia
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Sort Desciption: Millions of Americans suffer from this disorder. Anemia occurs when your red blood cells are in short supply. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to all your organs and tissues, providing energy for your daily activities. ...

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National Kidney Foundation ® Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease What You Need to Know About Anemia is a serious condition. Millions of Americans suffer from this disorder. Anemia occurs when your red blood cells are in short supply. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to all your organs and tissues, providing energy for your daily activities. What are the symptoms of anemia? The symptoms of anemia vary. In many cases, anemia is not detected because it is hidden by other chronic conditions. If you have anemia, you may: look pale feel more tired have little energy for your daily activities have a poor appetite have trouble sleeping have trouble thinking clearly feel dizzy or have headaches have a rapid heartbeat feel short of breath feel depressed or down in the dumps. 2 What causes anemia? Anemia may be caused by: too little iron in your body loss of blood due to accidents, surgery, stomach ulcers, kidney or bladder tumors, cancer or polyps in the intestines and other causes chronic diseases like kidney disease, liver disease, HIV/AIDS, systemic lupus and cancer too little vitamin B12 or folic acid in your body an infection or inflammation in your body a poor diet diseases that harm or destroy your blood cells, such as sickle cell disease. If you have anemia, your doctor will check for the exact cause in order to develop the best treatment plan for you. Why does chronic kidney disease cause anemia? Most people with chronic kidney disease develop anemia. This occurs because the diseased kidneys no longer make enough of a hormone called erythropoietin (ee-rith-row-po-eh-tin), also called EPO for short. This hormone tells your bone marrow to make more red blood cells. Anemia may occur even with moderate loss of kidney function. If you have chronic kidney disease, you should be checked for anemia. If anemia is found, you should be treated. Studies have shown that chronic kidney disease patients do better overall when anemia is t ...

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