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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 8 Answers

step2ck_form8/Block 4/Question#27 (reveal difficulty score)
A 27-year-old woman at 6 weeksโ€™ gestation ...
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  • Pregnant patient with type 2 diabetes with signs of poorly controlled blood glucose while on metformin, therefore requiring step-up in therapy to include insulin
  • Target blood glucose levels in gestational diabetes mellitus are fasting glucose < 95, 1-hour postprandial glucose < 140 and 2-hour postprandial glucose < 120
  • Key idea: Treatment options in gestational diabetes are (1st-line) Dietary modification (2nd-line) Insulin, metformin

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