...Onyekachi Ifudu; Mohammed Dawood; Eli A. Friedman Anemia in chronic renal failure is predominantly caused by diminished erythropoietin synthesis by diseased kidneys. While iron deficiency is often stated as a cause of anemia in chronic renal failure prior to end-stage renal disease, its relative...

...Vincenzo Allegra; Giacomo Mengozzi; Alfonso Vasile The study was carried out in order to evaluate in maintenance hemodialysis (MH) patients: (1) the reliability of serum ferritin (SF) measurement in iron deficiency diagnosis and therapy; (2) the possibility to improve iron stores assessment through...

... with both increased or reduced iron stores. In contrast, transferrin saturation could only be used for indicating iron overload. MCV for indicating iron deficiency, and EPP was not useful in either case. The abnormal increase of EPP in chronic uremia has not been previously described. It is unrelated...

...Paul A. Parker; Mark W. Izard; John F. Maher A controlled, prospective study compared the effectiveness of oral ferrous sulfate to intravenous iron dextran, each with and without concurrent intramuscular androgen for therapy of iron deficiency anemia in patients with chronic renal failure treated...