Answer to Question 1
Answer: C
Answer to Question 2
Answer: Women with gestational diabetes have an increased risk of high blood pressure, high blood acidity, infection, and death. They also have a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes in the decade following the birth. The fetus of a woman with gestational diabetes may become excessively large, with an increased risk for birth trauma; malformations of the heart, nervous system, and bones; respiratory distress; and fetal death. Even after an uncomplicated birth, the newborn is at risk for high insulin levels and fluctuations in blood glucose.
A histologic slide showing the sponge-like architecture of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Primary causes of chronic liver disease in the United States.
Gingivitis causes redness and swelling of the gums and can lead to more serious gum disease
Describe the development of atherosclerosis, including its role in the risk of heart disease
In Canada, disease-related deaths become increasingly common during middle adulthood
Loss of brain cells in a transgenic Huntington-disease mouse. (a) Section of normal mouse-brain stri