Cardiac and blood flow changes of pregnancy

Question 1

When do the peak of cardiac changes occur in haputanga?

Answer 1

• 20-28 wks gestation

Question 2

What happens to the cardiac system in haputanaga?

Answer 2

> Cardiac output
Blood volume
in vascular resistance and blood pressure

Question 3

What are the percentages that a wahines cardiac output increase?

Answer 3

• 30 - 50%

Question 4

What is the significance of WBC?

Answer 4

• Apart of the immune system

- help fight infections by attacking bacteria, viruses, and germs

Question 5

What occurs with the WBC in haputanga?

Answer 5

Due to the increase of blood volume there is also and increase of WBC this is due to physiological stress induced by being hapu

Question 6

What is the role of neutrophils?

Answer 6

• They are apart of the immune system.
• They help to repair damage tissue
• Detect infection in the tinana

Question 7

What is another name for Leukocytes?

Answer 7

Neutrophils

Question 8

True or false is it normal for neutrophils to increase in pregnancy and why?

Answer 8

• True

- It occurs in responses to the increase blood volume.

Question 9

What is the make up of fetal haemoglobin?

Answer 9

Alpha & Gama

Question 10

What is the make up of maternal haemoglobin ?

Answer 10

Alpha & Beta

Question 11

What is the purpose of a fetal haemoglobin being Alpha and Gamma

Answer 11

Gamma has a great pull for oxygen, because this is transferred to the pēpi via the umbilical cord and through the ducts arteriosus and the right side of the heart before going back to the left to be pumbed through