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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