Anemia
Dr. Weyrich's Naturopathic Functional Medicine Notebook
Etiology
Both iron deficiency anemia (macrocytic anemia) and Vitamin-B12 deficiency anemia
(macrocytic anemia) are associated with
hypothyroidism
[Starr2005, pg 112].
Hypotheses
One possible explanation for the association of anemia and hypothyridism
is that hypothryoidism lowers body temperature
resulting in reduced activity of red bone marrow [Starr2005, pg 138].
ICD-9 Codes
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References
Unless specifically noted above, references used in the construction of this web
page include the following:
[FDM]
Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.
[SCNM]
Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.
[UT]
Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in
Chemistry and Biochemistry.
[Starr2005] Mark Starr. Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic.
Columbia, MO: Mark Starr Trust (2005).
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