Renal Failure: Is Blood Transfusion Suitable for Renal Anemia

Renal anemia is one of common complications of renal failure. People always feel fatigue and have shortness of breath. Besides, no redness presents in their face, so they usually looks pale and yellow. It is known that blood transfusion is best method to improve the renal anemia. Is blood transfusion suitable for renal anemia?

For the people with malnutrition, blood transfusion is best method for them to remit the symptoms of anemia quickly. However, it is not suitable for people with renal failure. Why? The red blood cells need a hormone called erythrogenin to keep alive and this hormone is secreted by kidney. But the damaged kidney tissues are incapable to supply the hormone for them. So a large number of red blood cells in the normal blood would be dead after they receive blood transfusion. Then nitrogenous wastes are produced, which increases the level of toxic substances in the blood. Kidney has to endure the increased strain and may have further damage, so blood transfusion is not suggested for them unless they have a life danger.

How to remit renal anemia for patients with renal failure?
Renal failure is not an irreversible disease and people also have a high chance to be recovered. Many patients may be disappointed with the serious impaired kidneys and believe that no therapy can save them. In fact, some kidney tissues are still alive and cannot function due to severe hurt. As long as the damaged ones can be repaired, they are hopeful to function well and provide hormone to red blood cells.

Removing anemia can be achieved by Immunotherapy. For renal failure, immune protection (one step of immunotherapy) is very important. It adopts Chinese herbs and Immunotherapy to repair kidney tissues. The damaged cells can be mended by the active ingredients of Chinese herbs in order to work well. But all the drugs cannot provide kidney cells for people. Immunotherapy can realize it. In this way, renal anemia can be removed by immunotherapy.