Single use anemia test available free of cost to people at risk of chronic kidney disease

The FDA has approved a self-administered anemia-screening test (AnemiaPro). The product will be available free of cost to people who face a high anemia risk due to chronic kidney disease (eg diabetics or those with high blood pressure). The device is single use and is meant as a preliminary diagnosis to be followed up by a physician who can determine if chronic kidney disease is the cause. Anemia is a common but underdiagnosed symptom of chronic kidney disease. About 1 in 9 adult Americans have the condition but most people aren't aware of the deterioration of their kidneys. Anemia can cause tiredness, shortness of breath, dizziness, reduced ability to concentrate and lethargy. Early diagnosis and treatment improves prognosis. Treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease can involve medication such as PROCRIT which is administered as an injection. PROCRIT is not advisable for people with uncontrolled high blood pressure as some of the side effects of the drug are increased blood pressure, headache, joint pain, nausea and increased risk of blood clots and seizures.

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Related Disease Topics:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Anemia
• Blood clot
• Seizures

Related Symptom Topics:

• Tiredness
• Shortness of breath
• Dizziness
• Reduced concentration
• Lethargy
• High blood pressure
• Headache
• Joint pain
• Nausea

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About: Single use anemia test available free of cost to people at risk of chronic kidney disease

Date: 17 December 2004

Source: PR Newswire

URL: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041217/nyf083_1.html

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• Underdiagnosed
• Underdiagnosed and chronic kidney disease
• Underdiagnosed and anemia
• Underdiagnosed and blood clot
• Underdiagnosed and seizures
• Underdiagnosed and tiredness
• Underdiagnosed and shortness of breath
• Underdiagnosed and dizziness
• Underdiagnosed and reduced concentration
• Underdiagnosed and lethargy
• Underdiagnosed and high blood pressure
• Underdiagnosed and headache
• Underdiagnosed and joint pain
• Underdiagnosed and nausea
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and chronic kidney disease
• Diagnosis and anemia
• Diagnosis and blood clot
• Diagnosis and seizures
• Diagnosis and tiredness
• Diagnosis and shortness of breath
• Diagnosis and dizziness
• Diagnosis and reduced concentration
• Diagnosis and lethargy
• Diagnosis and high blood pressure
• Diagnosis and headache
• Diagnosis and joint pain
• Diagnosis and nausea
• Side effect and high blood pressure
• Side effect and headache
• Side effect and joint pain
• Side effect and nausea
• Side effect and blood clot
• Side effect and seizure
• Risk and blood clot
• Risk and seizure
• Medication
• Medication and chronic kidney disease
• Medication and anemia
• Medication and blood clot
• Medication and seizures
• Medication and tiredness
• Medication and shortness of breath
• Medication and dizziness
• Medication and reduced concentration
• Medication and lethargy
• Medication and high blood pressure
• Medication and headache
• Medication and joint pain
• Medication and nausea
• Cause of anemia
• Cause of tiredness
• Cause of shortness of breath
• Cause of dizziness
• Cause of reduced concentration
• Cause of lethargy
• Cause of high blood pressure
• Cause of headache
• Cause of joint pain
• Cause of nausea

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