2021
Perimenopausal woman with elevated serum hCG and abdominal pain
Li P, Koch CD, El-Khoury JM. Perimenopausal woman with elevated serum hCG and abdominal pain. Clinica Chimica Acta 2021, 522: 141-143. PMID: 34418366, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2021.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
First- and Second-Trimester Reference Intervals for Thyroid Function Testing in a US Population
Bunch DR, Firmender K, Harb R, El-Khoury JM. First- and Second-Trimester Reference Intervals for Thyroid Function Testing in a US Population. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 155: 776-780. PMID: 33210132, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid-stimulating hormoneTrimester-specific reference intervalsThyroid function testsMIU/LPmol/LReference intervalsFunction testsUS populationSecond trimester prenatal screeningRoche analyzersThyroid function testingNegative screening resultsSpecific reference intervalsRoche Modular E170Singleton pregnanciesThyroglobulin antibodiesThyroid dysfunctionFirst trimesterSecond trimesterAdverse outcomesFunction testingFree thyroxineTotal triiodothyronineTotal thyroxineModular E170