The nurse teaches hemodialysis patients that anemia occurs because damaged kidneys fail to produce what?
A) Erythropoietin
B) Renin
C) Angiotensin
D) Urine
A
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People with chronic renal failure are often anemic because their kidneys are unable to produce erythropoietin. The production of renin and angiotensin impact the patient's blood pressure. Anemia is not caused by lack of urine production.
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