Why Might Patients with Kidney Disease Suffer from Anemia

Anemia is a common complication for the patients with a long history of Kidney Disease. Generally speaking, when hemoglobin level is below 80 g/L and the hematocrit is less than 25~30%, it is considered as anemia. The anemia of the patients with Kidney Disease is caused by the following factors:

1. Absolute or relative hemopoietin insufficiency

With the declining in renal function, the kidneys can not produce enough hemopoietin. If the patients fail the renal function totally, they will also lose the main production place of hemopoietin.

2. Some factors restrain the red blood production

As the kidneys can not discharge the metabolic wastes out blood, they will produce some factors than can restrain the production and growth of red blood cells.

3. Insufficient blood raw materials

Many patients with Uremia usually have digestive diseases so they often have poor appetites and absorption. Therefore, the patients can not get enough blood raw materials such as iron, folic acid, amino acid and various kinds of vitamins. Moreover, some patients on dialysis may lose those factors during dialysis, which can aggravate the original anemia.

4. Red blood cells are damaged

The uremic toxins can shorten the life-expectancy seriously.

5. Blood loss

The patients with Kidney Disease may lose some blood during the producer for residual blood in dialysis machine, blood coagulation and so on. Moreover, some patients need do several exams frequently, which also a cause of anemia.


Anemia is the main symptom of the patients on dialysis on their blood system. However, dialysis can not correct this problem at all. It threatens patients’ life quality and shortens their life expectancy greatly. Therefore, the patients with Kidney Disease should find a better therapy to solve this problem. If you are tormented by anemia, but do not know how to deal with it, please us on line or email to kidney-treatment@hotmail.com.