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Anemi Common Systemic Consequence Of Chronic Kidney Disease ( Ckd )

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Anemia: Anemia is a common systemic consequence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Shemin, 2014). An individual who has a hemoglobin (Hgb) that is less than 11.0g/dL, is considered anemic (Shemin, 2014). As CKD continues to become worse, the individual is at higher risk for developing anemia. More than 40% of patients in stage V CKD develop anemia (Shemin, 2014). CKD leads to anemia due to a decrease or deficit in the production of erythropoietin (EPO) (Shemin, 2014). Bone marrow receptors are stimulated by EPO, a 165 amino acid protein, the stimulation leads to the production and promotion of red blood cell precursors into mature erythrocytes (Shemin, 2014). Since EPO is synthesized in the kidneys, a decrease in the production of EPO will occur in the presence of CKD due to the kidneys being unable to function properly (Shemin, 2014).
Bone Disease: CKD decreases the metabolism of calcium, phosphorus, calcitriol (1, 25 vitamin D), and parathyroid hormone (PTH) (Shemin, 2014). The kidneys filter phosphorus, which is absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract (Shemin, 2014). In CKD, as the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decreases, the serum level of phosphorus will increase due to the decrease in the excretion of phosphorus (Shemin, 2014). With a high phosphorus level the concentration of calcium is decreased due to a higher amount of calcium binding to phosphorus (Shemin, 2014). CKD will also decrease the amount of calcitriol present. Calcitriol is used to absorb

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