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Title: Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney. When the patient is in chron Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 16, 2014 Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney. When the patient is in chronic renal failure, loss of this hormone will result in:
1. diminished immunologic function with fewer white blood cells. 2. elevated lipid levels in the bloodstream, contributing to accelerated atherosclerosis. 3. anemia because of the diminished number of red blood cells being produced. 4. hypertension because of the increased, concentrated blood volume. This is for my medical nursing class Title: Re: Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney. When the patient is in chron Post by: Aki on Sep 27, 2014 ANS: 3
The test taker needs to correlate knowledge of the physiology of the kidney to the care of someone in chronic kidney failure. Title: Re: Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney. When the patient is in chron Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 28, 2014 Thanks for assisting me on this ;D
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