Anemia in CKD Flashcards
Anemia in male Hgb value?
<13
Anemia in females Hgb value?
<12
What drives Anemia in kidney disease?
decrease in erythropoietin with GFR <45
Goals of therapy in Anemia
- Increase Quality of Life
- increase O2 carrying capacity
- prevent/alleviate symptoms
- decrease need for blood transfusion
What is the best measure of O2 carrying capacity?
Hgb
What to order for a patient on an ESA?
Iron panel
- serum ferritin
- transferrin saturation
What is serum ferritin?
The storage form of iron
What is transferrin saturation?
The amount of iron available for Erythropoiesis
Iron absorption is regulated by?
Hepcidin
What does hepcidin do?
inhibits ferroportin
How is hepcidin excreted?
By the kidney/renal elimination
***in CKD, hepcidin accumualtes
What is the most common cause of Erythropoietin resistance?
Iron Deficiency
True or False?
Correct Iron deficiency after ESA use
False
In ESRD, how often should you check iron panels?
Every 3 months
What is the response of iron deficiency treatment?
- In 1-2 weeks, increase in Reticulocytes.
- In 3-4 weeks, increase in Hgb/Hct
KDIGO Transferrin saturation goal?
> 30%
KDIGO serum ferritin goal?
> 500
IV Iron therapy concern/risk?
Iron overload
- Transferrin saturation >50%
- Serum ferritin >1200
Oral Iron issues
- not well absorbed
- GI side effects
- poor adherence
- slow iron replenish
IV iron issues
- expensive
- better absorbed
- quick replenish
- infusion/anaphylactic rxns
- risk of iron overload
- DO NOT USE IM***
Oral iron
Ferrous sulfate
IV iron
Ferric gluconate
Iron sucrose
Ferric gluconate brand name
Ferrlecit
Iron sucrose brand name
Venofer