How Are RBC Levels Affected by Chronic Renal Failure

question 40

Multiple Choice

How are RBC levels affected by chronic renal failure?

• A) Erythropoietin production is reduced and the toxic waste accumulation suppresses bone marrow's ability to produce RBCs
• B) The electrolyte abnormalities breakdown the RBCs and cause anemia
• C) The renal acidemia breaks down the RBCs and the fragments impair the bone marrow's ability to produce new RBCs
• D) The level of erythropoietin level is stimulated from the chronic hypoxemia so polycythemia results

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