阿喵的慢性腎衰竭非再生性貧血中文版

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在阿喵被診斷出慢性腎衰竭以後，我們就被警告可能有一天要擔心貧血的問題。在腎臟功能逐漸喪失以後，一種由腎臟生產的叫做紅血球生成素(Erythropoietin)的賀爾蒙也會逐漸減少。然而，紅血球生成素是一種很重要的賀爾蒙，骨髓需要它才能生產紅血球。當紅血球生成素減少以後，骨髓就沒辦法產生紅血球，這就是慢性腎衰竭非再生性貧血(non-regenerative anemia)。

Meowko's Experience with Chronic Kidney Disease Non-regenerative Anemia

台灣中文版

After Meowko was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease,  we had been warned that anemia would someday become a concern. As CKD progresses, a hormone, Erythropoietin, produced by kidney, would likely decrease over time. Erythropoietin however is an important hormone. Bone marrow needs to use Erythropoietin to generate red blood cells. Decreasing supply of Erythropoietin would then cause bone marrow not able to make enough red blood cells -- that's how CKD's non-regenerative anemia comes.