Anemia in chronic renal failure is due to
Ref Harrison 19 th ed pg 630 The anemia is primarily due to a failure of EPO production by the diseased kidney and a reduction in red cell survival. In ceain forms of acute renal failure, the correlation between the anemia and renal function is weaker. Patients with the hemolytic-uremic syndrome increase eryth- ropoiesis in response to the hemolysis, despite renal failure requiring dialysis.
Decreased erythropoietin production
Iron deficiency
Hypoplastic bone marrow
Decreased folate levels
Haematology