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Chapter 12. Erythropoietin and anemia in renal disease
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Keypoints
- Erythropoietin is made in the kidney
- It stimulates red blood cell production
- Erythropoietin production is increased in response to hypoxia or anemia
- Chronic renal disease can cause erythropoietin deficiency which causes anemia
- This anemia in chronic renal disease can be treated with erythropoietin.
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