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Remaining Time: 1 hour, 59 minutes, 16 seconds. e Question Completion Status: Moving to another question will save this response Question 1 of 51 Question 1 2 points Save Answer A 45-year-old man with history of end stage chronic kidney disease presents with increased shortness of breath, exercise intolerance, and general weakness. He regularly receives dialysis treatment. On physical exam, he is notably pale. He also has conjunctival pallor. Laboratory results reveal that he is anemic with normal iron levels His reticulocyte count is low. Given his history, he is started on trement immediately (Hint the abbrevia of a hormone Moving to another question will save tha response

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erythropoietin (EPO)

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced normally by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells by the bone marrow

The role of erythropoietin is to control red blood cell production by regulating the differentiation and proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells in the bone marrow. Produced primarily in the kidney, erythropoietin circulates in the plasma and acts on target cells in the bone marrow.

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