Improved gestational diabetes screening protocol
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Screening for gestational diabetes.
Traditionally, screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been done only for those women with identifiable risk factors. To determine the value of screening all pregnant women, 363 consecutive patients were tested for GDM using a glucose challenge test (GCT). The test measured plasma glucose 1 hour after administration of a 50-gram oral glucose load. Those patients with a plasma gluc...
متن کاملScreening for gestational diabetes.
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متن کاملScreening for Gestational Diabetes
Objectives: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical conditions complicating pregnancy associated with adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes. There is no worldwide consensus for the ideal screening test and diagnostic criteria for GDM. This study aimed to assess the usefulness of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in screening of the hi...
متن کاملScreening for gestational diabetes mellitus.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this document is to briefly review the existing data regarding the effect of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the different screening and diagnostic practices for GDM, and, finally, outline the recommended options for GDM screening in Canada. OPTIONS Consideration has been given to the existing screening practices for GDM including universal screeni...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Laboratory Medicine / Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2628-491X
DOI: 10.1515/almed-2020-0072