Many patients with renal failure are occurring anemia, charactering as fatigue, memory loss, poor appetite, cardiac dysfunction, etc. Why patients suffering from anemia in renal failure?
In renal failure, renal function remaining is not more than 15%. As a result, he was attacked by many ailments such as anemia, which will be more severe in renal failure. The following are possible causes of anemia in renal failure.
- The kidneys are responsible for the secretion of hormones to keep us healthy. EPO is a hormone that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. When the kidneys are damaged, EPO secretion decreases, so that production of red blood cells is not sufficient. Then produce anemia.
- With the decline of renal function, red blood cells can not be produced. Also more and more toxins accumulate in the blood, causing many problems. Toxins inhibit hematopoietic function of the bone marrow, so that some of the toxins, such as creatinine, the life of red blood cells is shortened, resulting in anemia.
- In renal failure, patients should follow a restricted diet to reduce the burden on the kidneys. By what may be the lack of some raw materials of hematopoiesis, such as proteins, vitamins and iron. Therefore, you may suffer from anemia.
- Some patients who are on dialysis are more likely to develop anemia because some red blood lost during dialysis.
These are the main causes of anemia in renal failure. If anemia is not well treated, it will lead to many complications that the disease condition will deteriorate further. So you should take immediate treatment to prevent further damage. For more information about treatment, you can send an email to sjzkidneyhospital@hotmail.com or leave a message below. The nephrologist give you an answer according to their disease status within 48 hours!