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Patricia L. Krainz
Researcher at Oregon Health & Science University
Publications - 4
Citations - 211
Patricia L. Krainz is an academic researcher from Oregon Health & Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Primary hypothyroidism & Hypopituitarism. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 204 citations.
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Detection of congenital hypopituitary hypothyroidism: ten-year experience in the Northwest Regional Screening Program.
Cheryl E. Hanna,Patricia L. Krainz,Michael R. Skeels,Richard S. Miyahira,David E. Sesser,Stephen H. LaFranchi +5 more
TL;DR: In the experience, a combination of newborn T4-supplemental TSH screening measurements and recognition of clinical features of hypopituitarism is the optimal strategy for detecting infants with congenital hypop ituitary hypothyroidism.
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Screening for congenital hypothyroidism with specimen collection at two time periods: Results of the Northwest Regional Screening Program
Stephen H. LaFranchi,Cheryl E. Hanna,Patricia L. Krainz,Michael R. Skeels,Richard S. Miyahira,David E. Sesser +5 more
TL;DR: These infants appear to have milder hypothyroidism due to a later age of onset or slower evolution of thyroid failure, and the NWRSP found it cost-effective to obtain a routine second specimen.
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Primary hypothyroidism, empty sella, and hypopituitarism.
TL;DR: An 1-year-old boy with primary hypothyroidism associated with enlargement of the sella and pituitary gland is reported, in whom an empty buya and hypopituitarism developed after thyroid hormone treatment, the first child reported with this sequence of changes documented by CT scan.
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Etiology of Delayed Puberty in 146 Children Evaluated Over a 10 Year Period
TL;DR: Delays in pubertal onset can represent normal variation, often related to familial patterns, but it can also be seen in conditions involving both central hypothalamic-pituitary and peripheral gonadal systems and as a result of underlying medical or anatomical conditions.