Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia
Introduction
Anemia caused by decreased erythropoietin production in chronic kidney
disorders.
- Peripheral blood: normochromic normocytic anemia,
minimal polychromasia, sporadic poikilocytes.
- Bone marrow: normocellular or slightly
hypocellular with normal or slightly decreased
normoblastic erythropoiesis. Bone changes matching renal osteodystrophia
may also be present.