[Verified Answer]: A 27-year-old patient presents at her…

A 27-year-old patient presents at her obstetrician’s office for her first prenatal visit at 26 weeks gestation. She has no medical history and has had an uncomplicated pregnancy. Her examination is normal other than glycosuria noted on the urine dipstick. A 1-hour glucose challenge test is performed along with her other prenatal laboratories, and they are all normal. The obstetrician diagnoses the glycosuria as a normal physiologic response to the increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of pregnancy.