Renal Failure
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Differential Diagnosis
Prevention
It has been observed that kidney failure is significantly higher among untreated hypothyroid patients than among those patients who have been properly treated [Barnes; Starr2005, pg 139].Hypotheses
The kidneys consume large amounts of ATP energy in order to operate the ion pumps necessary to concentrate urine and regulate the ionic balance in the body. As a result, the kidneys are very sensitive to mitochondrial dysfunction and to reduced flow of oxygenated blood, such as occurs in hypothyroid conditions.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.
[Barnes1999] B.O. Barnes & C.W. Barnes. Hope for Hypoglycemia, Revised Edition. America Book Company (1999). Cited by [Starr2005].
[Starr2005] Mark Starr. Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic. Columbia, MO: Mark Starr Trust (2005).
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