GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS
EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Why is it important to treat GDM? (4 reasons)
- CORRECT ANSWER reduce the incidence of:
1. preeclampsia,
2. shoulder dystocia,
2. LGA and
4. macrosomia (birth weight > 4000 g)
(AOM. Backgrounder. p. 7)
Why does the Canadian Diabetes Association advocate universal screening of all
pregnant women?
- CORRECT ANSWER 1. screening based on risk factors misses diagnosis GDM
amongst pregnant women without risk factors
2. selective screening is unnecessarily complicated since health food trends are
common amongst the North American childbearing population thus masking their
susceptibility to GDM
3. Treating GDM may reduce incidence of preeclampsia, shoulder dystocia, LGA and
macrosomia (birth weight > 4000 g), according to recent research
(AOM. Backgrounder. p. 7)
What are 9 risk factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?
- CORRECT ANSWER 1. Age of 35 years or older
2. ethnicity (Aboriginal, African, Asian, Hispanic, south Asian)
3. BMI of 30
4. Family history of diabetes
5. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
6. Acanthosis Nigerians
7. Corticoid Steroid Use
8. Previous GDM
9. Previous macrosomia infant
When should GDM screening be offered to pregnant women?
- CORRECT ANSWER Between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy
If a pregnant woman has several risk factors for GDM, when should she be offered
GDM screening?
- CORRECT ANSWER First Trimester (0 - 16 weeks) then Second Trimester if first
trimester what normal
EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Why is it important to treat GDM? (4 reasons)
- CORRECT ANSWER reduce the incidence of:
1. preeclampsia,
2. shoulder dystocia,
2. LGA and
4. macrosomia (birth weight > 4000 g)
(AOM. Backgrounder. p. 7)
Why does the Canadian Diabetes Association advocate universal screening of all
pregnant women?
- CORRECT ANSWER 1. screening based on risk factors misses diagnosis GDM
amongst pregnant women without risk factors
2. selective screening is unnecessarily complicated since health food trends are
common amongst the North American childbearing population thus masking their
susceptibility to GDM
3. Treating GDM may reduce incidence of preeclampsia, shoulder dystocia, LGA and
macrosomia (birth weight > 4000 g), according to recent research
(AOM. Backgrounder. p. 7)
What are 9 risk factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?
- CORRECT ANSWER 1. Age of 35 years or older
2. ethnicity (Aboriginal, African, Asian, Hispanic, south Asian)
3. BMI of 30
4. Family history of diabetes
5. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
6. Acanthosis Nigerians
7. Corticoid Steroid Use
8. Previous GDM
9. Previous macrosomia infant
When should GDM screening be offered to pregnant women?
- CORRECT ANSWER Between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy
If a pregnant woman has several risk factors for GDM, when should she be offered
GDM screening?
- CORRECT ANSWER First Trimester (0 - 16 weeks) then Second Trimester if first
trimester what normal
