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Practice Question

The nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease and is very weak due to low hemoglobin. What does the nurse understand is the best explanation for the anemia in the renal failure client?

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Correct Answer:

Secretion of erythropoietin by the diseased kidney is reduced or non-existent

Rationale:

🩸The kidneys normally produce erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow.

⚠️In chronic kidney disease (CKD), the diseased kidneys cannot produce enough erythropoietin.

📉This results in anemia of chronic disease, with decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit.

💉Treatment often involves erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) and iron supplementation to restore levels.

📌Core Message

In chronic kidney disease, anemia occurs due to decreased erythropoietin secretion, leading to impaired red blood cell production.

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