Kidney Disease Research Updates
Winter 2008

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Anemia and Kidney Disease

This eight-page brochure from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) helps people with kidney disease understand anemia and how to manage it. The brochure reviews the symptoms of anemia, identifies diagnostic tests to monitor red blood cell levels, considers the causes of anemia, and discusses treatment options, including injections of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs), regular exercise, and nutritional enrichment with iron. The publication concludes with a glossary of related terms, a quiz to help readers self-diagnose whether anemia might be a problem, blank space for taking notes, an AAKP membership form, and a list of available AAKP resources. Understanding Anemia in Kidney Disease is available from the AAKP at 3505 E. Frontage Road, Suite 315, Tampa, FL 33607, info@aakp.org, www.aakp.org.

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NIH Publication No. 08–4531
March 2008

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