A 30-year-old pregnant woman at 26 weeks' gestation has not yet been screened for gestational diabetes. She has no risk factors. What is the recommend...

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A 30-year-old pregnant woman at 26 weeks' gestation has not yet been screened for gestational diabetes. She has no risk factors. What is the recommended screening test in Australia?

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75 g oral glucose tolerance test

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Fasting capillary glucose only

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Random glucose at any time

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HbA1c test only

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Urinalysis for glucose at each visit

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Gestational diabetes screening

A 30-year-old pregnant woman at 26 weeks' gestation has not yet been screened for gestational diabetes. She has no risk factors. What is the recommended screening test in Australia?