Neonatology MCQ- Q12

 

PEDIATRIC MCQ  SECTION  Neonatology -   Q12

 

12. A mother having gestational diabetes delivered a baby at term with a baby weight >90th percentile for the gestation age what would be the complications can occur in this baby?

A. Megacolon
B. Anemia
C. Hypothermia
D. Hypercalcemia
E. ventricular hypertrophy with outflow tract obstruction

ANSWER= ANS. E
Explain:- Hyperglycemia in the first trimester can lead to congenital malformations like Duodenal and anorectal atresia small left colon syndrome Renal abnormalities like renal agenesis, hydronephrosis, ureteral duplication renal vein thrombosis. Hyperglycemia in late gestation Can lead to fetal macrosomia, hypoxia, polycythemia, and outflow tract obstruction.

                   

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