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Can you please tell me what exactly is connection of hemoglobin and kidney failure?
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Low hormone: Kidney in addition to working as a filter , produces a hormone that is essential for making new red blood cells.In kidney disease, this hormone levels are low, so there is decreased red cell producton by the bone marrow.So anemia develops in kidney disease. 2.In kidney disease, iron that is required for red cells may not be utilized properly, so one can get anemia due to iron deficiency.
Answered 4/3/2019
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