Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2004
The effect of carbohydrate intolerance on neonatal birth weight in pregnant women without gestational diabetes mellitus.
There is still no consensus on screening, threshold levels and treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, the importance of a positive 50-g glucose screening test in patients who had a negative 100-g oral glucose tolerance test remains controversial. We investigated the impact of the 50-g glucose screening test results on neonatal outcome in pregnant women with uncomplicated pregnancies, who had no risk factors according to ACOG criteria. ⋯ Because of similarities with gestational diabetes mellitus on the basis of perinatal outcomes, the non-diabetic pregnant women with 50-g glucose screen test result over 140 mg/dl but a negative 100-g OGTT should be followed closely.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · May 2004
Review Case ReportsCystic teratoma of the pancreas: a case report.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · May 2004
Screening, supplements and the use of hormonal replacement therapy in postmenopausal women in a family medicine department prior to the publication of the Woman's Health Initiative report.
Many guidelines and recommendations exist on the management of the menopause. Because it is not certain what women do or what management they receive in practice, we studied what was prescribed for postmenopausal women and what screening they had undergone. ⋯ Many postmenopausal women with access to medical care were not screened nor were they taking supplements in accordance with published guidelines. There was a discrepancy in the management of Saudi and non-Saudi women that could be explained partially by the high percentage of medical professionals among non-Saudi women who are more likely to actively seek medical attention. Our study showed a large proportion of women on HRT, the standard of care before the publication of the Women's Health Initiative study.