Patient's question:
Patient Age: Female, 60, with impaired renal function, anemia, and receiving erythropoietin. What iron supplement should this patient take?Doctor's answer:
Hello, for patients with chronic kidney disease, anemia is caused by renal anemia due to kidney disease. Therefore, correcting anemia can be achieved by using erythropoietin or oral iron supplements.Advice: Your hemoglobin level is 81, which indicates moderate anemia. Generally, it is difficult to correct anemia solely by taking oral iron supplements, and it is necessary to inject erythropoietin to correct the anemia. Additionally, it is recommended to check your glomerular filtration rate (GFR). If it meets the criteria for renal replacement therapy, you must choose this treatment. After all, anemia is caused by kidney disease, so the root cause lies in the kidney disease.