PMID: 1193526Dec 4, 1975Paper

Anemia in chronic renal insufficiency

Fortschritte der Medizin
E Heilmann

Abstract

Anemia is known as one of the earliest manifestations of chronic renal insufficiency. Anemia begins at a serum creatinine level of 2 mg/100 ml. There is no correlation between the degree of anemia and the etiology of renal disease. Patients on chronic hemodialysis shown an average hematocrit of 23%. In the pathogenesis of renal anemia various factors may be discussed, especially a deficiency of iron and erythropoietin. A method of conservative therapy which would allow optimal treatment of renal anemia is not yet available. Successful renal transplantation has to be considered the best therapeutic measure in terminal renal insufficiency.

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