The nurse is caring for a patient with anemia who has a past medical history of diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and acid reflux. The nurse is aware the patient's anemia is likely related to which condition?
a. Diabetes
b. Hypertension
c. Chronic kidney disease
d. Acid reflux
C
The kidney makes most of the body's erythropoietin stimulating factor, which then prompts the liver to release erythropoietin for erythrocyte production. Damaged kidneys produce decreased amounts of erythropoietin, which ultimately leads to decreased red blood cell production and anemia. Diabetes, hypertension, and acid reflux do not cause anemia.
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