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Why do you get anemia in renal failure?
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| mdwannabe
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Kidenys fail to produce EPO..hence anemia
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| rida
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| asmi
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ok now so what do we give to treat anemia in CRF pts ?
What is the imp side effect of the treatment ?
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| rida
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They would be supplemented with iron and erythropoetin. Important side effect i guess would be excessive bleeding and hematoma.
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| asmi
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imp sideeffect is HTN as far as i remember
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| rida
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thanx
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