Twelve cases of chronic nephropathic anemia were misdiagnosed as iron deficiency anemia

anemia secondary to gastrointestinal bleeding

hemolytic anemia

or anemia undetermined causes. It is emphasizes that no urinary finding

no matter how light it may seen

should be neglected and renal function test should be performed in any case with anemia when the underlying causes are unsettled as the history of nephropathy may not he present in every case and slight urinary findings may be a good clue to the serious primary disease