A patient with anemia has a serum erythropoietin level of 100 mU/mL and a hemoglobin level of 8 g/dL. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Explanation
The patient's serum erythropoietin level is inappropriately low for the degree of anemia, suggesting a lack of adequate erythropoietin production, which is consistent with renal failure-associated anemia.
Source
NEJM review on anemia of chronic kidney disease











