Maternal Hematological Changes Flashcards
1
Q
Hb
A
increased
2
Q
Clotting factors
A
Increased
3
Q
GFR
A
Increased
4
Q
What causes the 75% increase in blood volume?
A
Estrogen increase leads to renin activity (dilutional effect)
5
Q
Low crit is good for placental blood flow, give _____ or _____.
A
iron or folic acid
6
Q
clotting factors increase or decrease? Which ones? why?
A
Increase, VII and Fibrinogen,
Hypercoagulable state helps to prevent blood loss during labor
7
Q
platelet count
A
decrease (10%)
8
Q
Folate level
A
Decreased
9
Q
plasma acetylcholine esterase activity
A
decreased (Return to normal in 2-4 weeks postpartum)
