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Full Blood Count, Urea and Electrolytes, Bicarbonate, Bone Profile

Laboratory Results and Kidney Diseases

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In this chapter we explain:

  • Anaemia due to kidney disease

  • Kidney disease linked to causes of anaemia

  • The importance of acidosis in chronic kidney disease

  • Effects of kidney failure on bone and mineral metabolism

  • Hyperparathyroidism and the effects of parathyroidectomy

  • How hypercalcaemia is linked to kidney disease

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  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    Hugh Rayner & Mark Thomas

  2. Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    David Milford

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Rayner, H., Thomas, M., Milford, D. (2016). Full Blood Count, Urea and Electrolytes, Bicarbonate, Bone Profile. In: Understanding Kidney Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23458-8_13

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