Low Hemoglobin And High Creatinine in Kidney Failure

2015-09-16 09:02

Low hemoglobin and high creatinine level can happen commonly for patients with kidney failure. Here we will explain how these are caused in kidney failure and how to help treat them well in daily life, hoping useful and helpful for you.

Hemoglobin is in red blood cells, which is a kind of protein. And it is used to transport oxygen to parts of body. In kidney failure, kidney function decreases, affecting production of red blood cells. In this way, hemoglobin become less with decline of red blood cells. Besides, blood in urine is also common for patients with kidney failure, which is due to leakage of red blood cells, making urine seem red. Blood in urine can also contribute to and result in low hemoglobin level in patients finally.

Excessive creatinine are eliminated from body through urine, then if kidney function declines, kidney has a hard time removing much creatinine from body through urine. In this way, high creatinine level can happen on patients with kidney failure finally. The unique property of kidney is compensation, which means one kidney works as well as two. Hence, in general, when kidney function is less than 50% left, creatinine level will elevate gradually.

The above is the leading cause of low hemoglobin and high creatinine in kidney failure. Patients with kidney failure need to pay attention to these in life. Iron supplement can be helpful for anemia. Having a low protein, low salt, low phosphorus, low potassium meal is good for lowering creatinine level. Good lifestyle and habits are also necessary for kidney failure patients. The key to treatment is recover kidney function and repair kidney function. Chinese medicine has good effects on kidney failure fundamentally, which can achieve goals of improving kidney condition. More information, or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact our online doctors anytime.

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