Anemia and high blood pressure are sometimes dialysis with patients with renal failure. Although dialysis is necessary for the survival of patients with kidney disease, it has brought about certain complications. A healthy kidney produces hormone erythropoietin that stimulates the production of red blood cells. The lack of this hormone in healthy kidneys usually leads to anemia in dialysis patients. Hypertension is the leading cause of kidney failure. Excessive body fluids or sodium in dialysis patients with kidney disease can make high blood pressure worse. This will affect the remaining kidney function.
Close-up of a doctor checking a patient's blood pressure. (Source: Ridofranz / iStock / Getty Images) Anemia and high blood pressure sometimes occur in Han d-dialysis in people with renal failure. Although dialysis is necessary for the survival of patients with kidney disease, it has brought about certain complications. A healthy kidney produces hormone erythropoietin that stimulates the production of red blood cells. The lack of this hormone in healthy kidneys usually leads to anemia in dialysis patients. Hypertension is the leading cause of kidney failure. Excessive body fluids or sodium in dialysis patients with kidney disease can make high blood pressure worse. This will affect the remaining kidney function.
