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Health Encyclopedia: Anemia Highlights

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Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Drugs

In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory regarding treatment targets for erythropoiesis-stimulating drugs. These drugs include epoetin alfa (Procrit, Epogen, and Eprex) and darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp). They are used to treat severe anemia caused by other diseases, such as chronic kidney disease.

Two 2006 studies in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that aggressive dosing to completely normalize anemia (hemoglobin level...

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Expert & Community Posts

TNF-alpha inhibitors may prevent kidney cysts

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...hope to people with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is a... Read more »

Know Your Risk Factors: Get Screened for Heart Disease!

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...would indicate a problem. Another screening includes ultrasonography where doctors send sound... Read more »

Treating Kidney Disease

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

When we have healthy kidneys, little or no protein appears in the urine. But protein in the urine... Read more »

Understanding Renal Hypertension: A Detailed Overview

By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...the issue has targeted both of the arteries to the kidneys. Symptoms and Causes When the... Read more »

Metformin and the risk of lactic acidosis

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...there's an increased risk of renal insufficiency (kidneys not working well) and/or an increased... Read more »

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Anemia: References

...Eckardt KU, Macdougall IC, Tsakiris D, et al. Normalization of hemoglobin level in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 16;355(20):2071-84.Hillmen P, Young NS,... Read more »

Tests for Enalrged Prosate

...The doctor will usually press on and manipulate (palpate) the abdomen and sides to detect signs of kidney or bladder abnormalities. The doctor will also check for signs of anemia or swelling in... Read more »

Sickle Cell Disease: Complications

...children and adults with sickle cell disease, particularly respiratory infections such as pneumonia, kidney infections, and osteomyelitis, a serious infection in the bone. (The organisms causing... Read more »

Gout: Risk Factors

...Greater-than-normal amounts of uric acid in the urine also mean that the patient is more likely to develop uric acid kidney stones.Typically, a 24-hour urine test is performed. The patient... Read more »

Duplex/doppler ultrasound exam of extremity, vascular ultrasound

...Duplex ultrasound of the extremities looks at the arms or legs. Renal duplex ultrasound examines the kidneys. Alternative Names Vascular ultrasound How the test is performed ... Read more »

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