Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley

Exercise 26

Select the correct answer. A previously healthy woman is pregnant and a screening blood test reveals an elevated blood glucose. What does this mean?
A) The result may be disregarded because many pregnant women may have a higher than normal blood glucose.
B) This may be a false-positive test because her blood glucose test was probably normal before she became pregnant.
C) She may have gestational diabetes. She needs further evaluation and possible treatment.
D) Further evaluation can be deferred until after she has delivered her baby.