DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES GESTATIONAL DIABETES Oral glucose tolerance test- a test used to test the diabetes or impaired glucose

tolerance that challenges your pancreas and its insulin production by making you drink a lot of sugar and then testing your blood sugars. Your sugar is tested before and after drinking, to see if your sugar raises your blood sugar too much. Ultrasound to check if there is presence of LGA Amniocentesis can detect if baby s lungs are mature. Fetal monitoring Physiologic and biochemical monitoring of fetus. PRE ECLAMPSIA Blood test- this can determine how well your liver and kidneys are functioning and whether your blood has a normal number of blood components 24 hr. urine collection- quantify how much protein is being lost in the urine. PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES Pelvic exam- may reveal trickle of amniotic fluid leaving the cervix Nitrazine paper test- can detect presence of amniotic fluid leak

MEDICATIONS Insulin- indicated for glucose maintenance Oral hyperglycemic agents- to aid in maintaining blood glucose level Methyldopa- an oral medicine for controlling pressure during pregnancy Nifedipine- an oral medicine for controlling high blood pressure during pregnancy Hydralizine- IV medicine for for quickly lowering severe high blood pressure during pregnancy