Letters
Poor response to erythropoietin
BMJ 1995; 311 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7005.633a (Published 02 September 1995) Cite this as: BMJ 1995;311:633
- Judith Strachan,
- Laura Fleming,
- John Dick,
- Iain Henderson,
- Callum Fraser,
- Michael Jones,
- Ellon McGregor
- Senior biochemist Research fellow Senior registrar Consultant Top grade scientist, biochemical medicine Consultant Consultant, renal medicine Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Dundee DD1 9SY
EDITOR,--Iain C MacDougall's editorial on poor response to treatment with erythropoietin outlines a rational approach to this problem.1 We agree with his scheme of how to investigate and manage patients who apparently show resistance to erythropoietin but would strongly advocate one further investigation--namely, assay of plasma erythropoietin concentrations in such patients. …
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