Maternal/Fetal Flashcards
prepregnancy E2 function
thickens endometrium
pre-pregnancy progesterone function
promotes gestation
1st trimester hormones
CL: incr E2/P
placental: incr HCG
when does HCG peak
at end of 1st tri
2nd tri hormones
CL: tapers off E2/P
placenta: incr E2/P
when dose the placenta take over E2 and progesterone production
2nd tri
3rd tri hormones
placenta controls
rate of E2 > rate of progest
maternal changes: blood
incr BV by 30%
incr fibrinogen
electrolytes remain balanced
how much does BV increase by during pregnancy
30%
when is BV the highest
24 weeks
Hct levels ____ during pregnancy. Why?
decrease due to dilution
plasma increases more than RBC increase
what triggers increase in BV
RAAS + E2 triggers ADH
maternal changes: CV
incr CO by 30%
decr MAP
supine hypotension syndrome
why does maternal CO increase?
incr BV = incr preload
why does maternal MAP decrease?
shear force on endothelial cells activates ENOS
incr NO
decr TPR (25%)
Vasodilation
supine hypotension syndrome
occulsion of IVC
- decr venous return
- decr preload
- decr CO
- incr parasympathetics
supine hypotension causes maternal _____ and fetal ______
maternal hypotension
fetal bradycardia
maternal changes: pulmonary
incr MV (40%)
dect ERV (40%)
what ventilation values increase in maternal?
incr TV
incr IV
incr IRV
what ventilation values decrese in pregnancy?
decr ERV
decr RV
decr FRC
what ventilation values dont change in preg?
VC
TLC
what does progesterone do to RR
progesterone incr CO2 sensitivity = incr RR
what does increased metabolic rate do to MV?
incr metabolic rate will incr CO2 = incr RR and incr TV
why does ERV decrease in pregnancy
diaphragm moves up 4 cm
- decr RV
- decr FRC
maternal changes: renal
incr renal flow
incr GFR
decr renal flow in 3rd tri
cr levels lower
what causes incr renal flow in pregnancy
incr aldosterone
incr cortisol
what causes incr GFR in pregnancy
NO promotes vasodilation
relaxin relaxes blood vessels
== promotes incr BF
why does renal flow decr in 3rd tri
ang2 vasoconstricts
- decr BF
- incr glomerulus pressure
normal preg Cr levels
0.5-0.6 mg/dL
preeclampsia Cr levels
1 mg/dLw
why are cr levels lower in pregnancy?
urination of Cr
what mechanism protects maternal bone health?
decr PTH
incr calcitriol
incr calcitonin
== promotes bone deposition
what causes incr blood glucose in pregnancy?
HCS release from placenta is diabetogenic
what causes gestational diabetes
too much HCS
or
high sensitivity to HCS
what does maternal IR do?
incr lipolysis
- sends glucose to fetus
why does maternal T4 increase in preg?
fetus is dependent
what mechanism increases maternal T4
Type 3 deiodinase from placental converts maternal T3 to T4
increased E2 cause what thyroid hormone to increase
incr E2 = incr TBH
== incr TRH = incr TSH = incr T4
is TSH increased or decreased in first tri?
decreased bc incre HCG binds TSHR
is TSH increased or decreased in 2nd tri?
increased bc HCG declines
what causes cretinism
low thyroid in fetus
cretinism SE
decr bone turnover
decr neural development
what hormone acts like TSH in pregnancy?
HCG binds TSH receptors causing TSH like effects
as HCG increases what happens to TSH
TSH decreases
when does the baby stop depending on mom for iodine?
once it is born
what triggers trophoblastic nutrition?
progesterone released by the corpus luteum
trophoblast
undifferentiated cell layer on outside of mammalian blastula
what initiates trophoblastic differentiation
ICF
TGF
EGF
what do trophoblasts differentiate into
cytotrophoblasts
syncytiotrophoblasts
cytotrophoblasts
inner layer of trophoblast that help achor to uterine wall
syncytiotrophoblast
extend outward into blood and glands
which cells secrete proteolytic enzymes to break down endometrial cells and blood vessels?
cytotrophoblasts
and
syncytiotrophoblasts