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What is the prevalence of Gestational diabetes?

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7% of all pregnancies

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What is the pathophysiology of GDM?

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Increased insulin resistance from decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin and increased insulin clearance from the placenta

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What causes decreased tissue sensitivity to insulin?

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increased hormone levels : human chorionic somatomammotropin, progesterone, prolactin, cortisol

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What causes increased insulin clearance by the placenta?

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increased placental insullinase

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What are the fetal and neonatal risks of GDM?

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Macrosomia, Shoulder dystocia, Birth injuries, hyperbilirubinemia, hypoglycemia, RDS, perinatal death, childhood obesity

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What are the maternal risks of GDM?

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gHTN, PreE, CS delivery, increased risk of T2DM, shorter life expectancy

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How much does having GDM increase your lifetime risk of developing T2DM?

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increases lifetime risk by 50%

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What proportion of women will have impaired glucose tolerance at 6 weeks PP?

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33%

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Treatment of GDM significantly decreases the risk of what outcomes?

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Macrosomia, preE, CS delivery, shoulder dystocia

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When should you screen women for GDM in pregnancy?

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24- 28wga

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What is the current recommended screening for GDM?

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1 hr 50 g GTT followed by 3 hr 100g GTT if fails 1 hr

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What are the indications for an early 1 hr GTT?

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BMI > 25 + risk factor

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What are the risk factors that should prompt early screening?

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inactivity, high risk ethnicity, cHTN, PCOS, first degree relative with DM, HLD, previous GDM, previous BW > 4000g

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at what gestational age should you screen women early for GDM who meet criteria? Should it be repeated?

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Screen when patient presents to care, repeat at 24 - 28wga

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What is the 1 hr GTT cutoff value that warrants a 3 hr GTT?

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140 mg/dL

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What is the 1 hr GTT cutoff value that automatically diagnoses a patient with GDM?

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> 200 mg/dL

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What are the cutoff values for the 3 hr GTT?

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95, 180, 155, 140

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How many abnormal values on the 3 hr GTT must a patient have to be diagnosed with GDM?

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2 values

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What are the dietary recommendations for GDM?

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3 meals a day, 3 snacks. 1/3 calories from protein, 1/3 calories from fat, 1/3 calories from complex carbs

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What are the Kcal recommendations per day for non-obese patient with GDM?

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30 kCal/day prepregnancy weight

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What are the Kcal recommendations per day for obese patient with BMI > 30 and GDM?

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reduce calories by 30%, 20 kCal/day

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How often should a patient with GDM check their CBGs?

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4 times per day: fasting, 1hr or 2 hr post prandial following each meal

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What is the fasting CBG goal?

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< 95

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What is 1 hr post prandial CBG goal ?

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< 140

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What is the 2 hr post prandial CBG goal?
< 120
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What is the first line drug of choice to treat GDM?
Insulin
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Does insulin cross the placenta?
No
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Does metformin cross the placenta?
Yes
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What drug crosses the placenta, possibly causes neonatal hypoglycemia and should not be used to treat GDM?
Glyburide
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What is the recommendation for repeat US with GDM?
Growth US in the 3rd trimester
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When should you start fetal testing for well controlled GDM?
34wga- 36wga
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When should you start fetal testing for poorly controlled GDM or disease associated with LGA, polyhydramnios, cHTN?
32 wga
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When should you deliver a patient with GDMA1?
39w0d - 40w6d
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When should you deliver a patient with well controlled GDMA2?
39w0d - 39w6d
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When should you deliver a patient with poorly controlled GDMA2 and other complications ?
37wga - 38w6d
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When should a CS delivery be offered to a patient with GDMA?
When EFW > 4500g
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How often should you check CBGs in active labor
Q 1-2 hrs
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When should you start an insulin drip in labor?
if CBGs > 120
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How much do insulin requirements decrease in the post partum period?
Decrease by 80%
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When should you screen a patient with GDM for T2DM ?
6 - 12 weeks postpartum and then Q 3 years there after
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What is the definition of Class B by Whites Classification?
age of DM onset > 20, duration of disease < 10 years
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What is the definition of Class C by Whites Classification?
age of DM onset 10 - 19 years, duration of disease 10 - 19 years with benign retinopathy
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What is the definition of Class D by Whites Classification?
age of onset < 10 years, duration of disease > 20 years
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What is the definition of Class F by Whites Classification?
DM with Nephropathy
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What is the definition of Class R by Whites Classification?
DM with proliferative retinopathy
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What is the definition of Class H by Whites Classification?
DM with cardiovascular disease
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How do we diagnose diabetic nephropathy during pregnancy (Class F)
> 400 mg protein excretion/24 hr prior to 20 weeks
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Diabetic nephropathy affects what percent of pregnant patients with diabetes?
5- 10%
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what percent of patients with diabetic nephropathy in pregnancy will develop pre-eclampsia?
50%
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What is the greatest risk for developing PreE in a patient with diabetic nephropathy?
24 hr urine protein > 3g, Cr > 1.5
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what percentage of patients with diabetic nephropathy will develop renal failure within 10 years?
50%
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What is the leading cause of blindness in patients 24 - 64?
Diabetic proliferative retinopathy
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What percentage of patient will have proliferative retinopathy if they have had DM for > 20 years?
80%
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Treating blood sugars in pregnancy is associated with acute______ of retinopathy.
Progression
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How do you treat proliferative retinopathy?
laser photocoagulation
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What are the two major risk factors associated with pregestational diabetes?
SAB, Fetal Congenital Malformation
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A hA1c of 10% in early pregnancy is associated with what percent risk of fetal congenital malformations?
20 - 25%
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a hA1c of 5 - 6% in early pregnancy is associated with what percent risk of fetal congenital malformations?
None, no increased risk
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Congenital malformations are increased by _____ in patients with high hA1c in early pregnancy.
2-6 fold
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What is the most common congenital malformation associated with poorly controlled pregestational DM?
Cardiac defects
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What other congenital abnormality is associated with poorly controlled pregestational DM?
Caudal regression and sacral agenesis
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True or false: the risk of shoulder dystocia for any given BW increases if you have pre-gestational diabetes
True
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Fetal growth restriction is associated with what type of DM?
Type D or greater
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Neonatal risks of pregestational DM
RDS, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, hyperbilirubinemia, cardiac hypertrophy
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What is the risk of pre-eclampsia in a patient with pregestational DM and no nephropathy?
15 - 20%
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What is the risk of pre-eclampsia in a patient with pregestational DM and nephropathy?
50%
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What is the risk of CS delivery in patients with pregestational diabetes?
45%
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What labs should be obtained at the first prenatal visit for a patient with a history of pregestational diabetes?
TSH, EKG, 24 hr Urine protein, hA1c, opathmology apt
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What is the CBG goal for 2:00 - 6:00 CBG check for a patient with pregestational diabetes
> 60 mg/dl
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What fetal surveillance should be done for a patient with pregestational DM?
18 wk targeted US, Fetal echo at 24wga, serial growth US, NST/BPP starting at 32 wga, US for EFW prior to delivery
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When should you deliver a patient with well controlled pregestational DM?
39w0d - 39w6d
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when should you deliver a patient with poorly controlled pregestational DM, vascular compromise, or prior stillbirth?
36w0d - 38w6d
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True or false: It is safe to do an operative delivery in a patient with pregestational DM?
False
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How much should the the insulin dose be reduced following delivery for a pregestational diabetic?
decrease by 50%
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis affects ____ percent of pregnancies with pregestational DM
5- 10 %
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What are common lab abnormalities seen with DKA?
Hyperglycemia > 200, Acidosis pH < 7.3, HCO3 < 15 mEq/L, Anion Gap >12, decreased base excess < 4, positive serum acetone
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What labs should you get and how often in maternal DKA?
ABG, CH7, glucose, serum ketone q 1-2 hrs
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What is the typical fluid deficit in a patient with DKA?
100ml/kg of body weight
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How should you replete IVF in a patient with DKA?
Give 4-6L in the first 12 hrs, 1-2L/hr for the first hr followed by 250-500 cc/hr for the next 12 hrs
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What type of fluid should you use to manage DKA?
NS
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What should you fluid management be when the CBG < 200?
Switch to D5 1/2 NS at 150 - 250/hr, then after 8 hrs switch to 125ml/hr
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How should you replace K in DKA if < 3.3 ?
Give 20 - 30 meq until K > 3.3
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How should you replace K in DKA if K 3.3 - 5.3 ?
Give 20 - 30 meq until K 4 - 5
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How should you replace K in DKA if K > 5.3 ?
Do not hive KCL, recheck q 2 hrs
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How should IV insulin be administered initially in DKA?
Regular insulin 0.1 - 0.2 U/kg load then 0.1 U/kg/hr
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What happens if the glucose dose not fall by 50 - 70 mg/dl in the first hour?
Double the rate of insulin infusion
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What should the rate of insulin infusion be when glucose is < 200 mg/dl?
0.05 - 0.1 U/kg/hr
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What is the goal CBG range until resolution of DKA?
100 - 150 mg/dl
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In the treatment of DKA, how much bicarb should be given if Ph is > 7.0
None
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In the treatment of DKA, how much bicarb should be given if Ph is 6.9 - 7.0?
20 mmol NaHCO3 in 200 cc H20 with 10 meq KCL, repeat q 2 hrs until pH > 7.0
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In the treatment of DKA, how much bicarb should be given if Ph is < 6.9 ?
40 mmol NaHCO3 in 400cc H20 with 20 meq KCL, repeat q 2 hrs until pH > 7.0
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What is the fetal mortality rate associated with maternal DKA?
< 10%
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What is typically seen on fetal monitoring in a patient with DKA?
Decreased variability and recurrent late deceleration

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