Kidney Failure Can Cause Anemia. This can make you feel tired and can lead to a heart problem called left ventricular hypertrophy thickening of the muscle on the left side of the heart. Kidney failure can be the result of several conditions or causes.
Chronic kidney disease ckd patients often develop anemia a low red blood cell count. The cause typically also determines the type of kidney failure. When you have kidney disease your kidneys cannot make enough epo.
Anemia can make you feel weak and tired because you are not getting the energy you need.
For example diabetes and high blood pressure are two main causes of ckd. Some people can take an iron pill but people with kidney failure may need to get iron through an injection or their hemodialysis tubing. People with ckd may start to have anemia in the early stages of ckd and anemia usually gets worse as ckd gets worse. In some cases people who have only lost 20 to 50 of normal kidney function develop it but the less kidney function you have the more likely you are to have anemia.