LABORATORY PURPOSE RESULTS INTERPRETATION

STUDIES PATIENT’S NORMAL VALUES

READING
Oral Glucose It is mainly Gestational Diabetes,
Tolerance Test used in the Fasting: ≥ OGTT Fasting After After 2hrs After Patient’s reading are
diagnosis of 103mg/dL Result 1hour 3hours above normal values.
gestational During pregnancy, the
diabetes. 1hour: ≥ Normal 95mg/dl <180 <155mg/dL <140 patient’s placenta
This test is 204mg/dL or below mg/dL mg/dL makes hormones that
also given to cause glucose to build
Gestational >95mg/ >180 >155mg/dL >140
pregnant 2hour: ≥ up in her blood.
Diabetes dL mg/dL mg/dL
who has 172mg/dL Usually, her pancreas
diabetes can send out enough
symptoms or insulin to handle it.
have the risk But if the patient’s
of body can’t make
developing enough insulin or
diabetes stops using insulin as
prior to the it should, the patient’s
pregnancy. blood sugar levels
rise, and will lead to
gestational diabetes.
HbA1C It's a simple 6.7 % 6% or lower is optimal for a pregnant woman. Poor adherence to
blood test diabetes
used to: management plan.
Detect The NICE guidelines
prediabetes, for Diabetes in
high sugar Pregnancy state that
levels that women with diabetes
can lead to should aim to achieve
diabetes, an HbA1c result of
heart disease 6.1% or lower; it is to
and stroke. It avoid the development
is used to of complications
evaluate the associated with
efficacy of diabetes.
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control
treatment.
URINALYSIS A urinalysis A person with
is a simple uncontrolled diabetes
Color test that Yellow Brown Pale yellow-yellow may have blood
Odor looks at a Fruity Odor Atypical glucose levels that are
Transparency small sample Clear Clear dangerously high. The
Reaction(pH) of your 4.5 Acid (5,5-6) body tries to get rid of
Sp gravity urine. It can 1.050 1.005-1.030 the extra glucose in
Glucose help find +++ Negative the urine, and this can
Pus cells problems 4-5 0-5 cause a sweet smell or
that need fruity odor.
treatment,
including High urine specific
infections or gravity can indicate
kidney that the patient has
problems. It extra substances in her
can also help urine, mainly glucose.
find serious
diseases in Glucose is normally
the early not present in urine.
stages, like When glucose is
kidney present, the condition
disease, is called glycosuria.
diabetes, or Glucose in the urine
liver disease. may mean that the
patient has gestational
diabetes.
CBC This test White blood cell
measures the Baseline First Second Third count increases
different trimester trimester trimester significantly in
Hgb parts and 10 gm/dl 12-16 11.5–14 10–15 9.5–15 healthy pregnancy due
features of gm/dl gm/dl gm/dl gm/dl to neutrophil
Hct your blood, 30% 35–44% 31–41% 30–39% 28–40% leukocytosis. This is
including because your body is
WBC red blood 18,000 4,000– 6,000– 6,000–16,000 6,000– going through a lot of
cells, white cells/mcl 10,000 16,000 cells/mcl 16,000 stress by just being
blood cells, cells/mcl cells/mcl cells/mcl pregnant.
Platelets and 345,000/mcL 150,000 to 170,000 to 150,000 to 145,000 to
platelets. A 400,000 390,000 400,000 400,000
CBC can platelets/mcL platelets/mcL platelets/mcL platelets/mcL
help
diagnose a
Neutrophils variety of 58% 50-70%
Lymphocytes health 26% 20-40%
Eosinophils problems, 1% 0-6%
such as
anemia,
clotting
disorders,
and
infections.
Creatinine blood This test is 0.8mg/dL 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL for women The patient’s reading
test done to see is within normal
how well range; Kidney
your kidneys function is normal.
work. Women often have a
Creatinine is lower creatinine level
removed than men. This is
from the because women often
body have less muscle mass
entirely by than men. Creatinine
the kidneys. level varies based on a
If kidney person's size and
function is muscle mass.
not normal,
the
creatinine
level in your
blood will
increase.
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OGTT three-hour test. Glucose tolerance test - Mayo Clinic

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HbA1c and Pregnancy (diabetes.co.uk)

Urine Analysis normal range. Laboratory Testing Normal Values | ISUD (imop.gr)

CBC range for pregnant women. Hematological Normal Ranges in Pregnancy | Article | GLOWM

Creatinine normal range for women. Creatinine blood test Information | Mount Sinai - New York