Diagnosis of iron deficiency in hemodialysis patients: Usefulness of measuring reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent

The evaluation of iron status in dialysis patients provides information essential to the planning of adequate recombinant human erythropoietin treatment. To diagnose iron deficiency in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), reticulocyte hemoglobin content and percentage of hypochromic red cells are...

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Main Authors: Dawlat Sany, Yasser El Shahawi, Jenan Taha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2020;volume=31;issue=6;spage=1263;epage=1272;aulast=Sany