Nihar Desai MD, DM
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Bone marrow transplant physician at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto • Love wildlife, classic rock, and common sense medicine • Follow to learn hematology ❤
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Sorry, what? This happens??
February 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sorry, what? This happens??
It's not just the ⤵️EPO that causes anemia in patients with CKD
CKD = inflammation = ⤴️Hepcidin = ⤵️iron absorption = anemia
Blood loss during dialysis = iron deficiency anemia
CKD = ⤴️Uremic toxins = ⤵️red cell production
CKD = inflammation = ⤴️Hepcidin = ⤵️iron absorption = anemia
Blood loss during dialysis = iron deficiency anemia
CKD = ⤴️Uremic toxins = ⤵️red cell production
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's not just the ⤵️EPO that causes anemia in patients with CKD
CKD = inflammation = ⤴️Hepcidin = ⤵️iron absorption = anemia
Blood loss during dialysis = iron deficiency anemia
CKD = ⤴️Uremic toxins = ⤵️red cell production
CKD = inflammation = ⤴️Hepcidin = ⤵️iron absorption = anemia
Blood loss during dialysis = iron deficiency anemia
CKD = ⤴️Uremic toxins = ⤵️red cell production