Physiology Of Pregnancy

Question 1

Heart rate in pregnancy

Answer 1

Increases

Question 2

Cardiac output in pregnancy

Answer 2

Increases

Question 3

Gfr in pregnancy

Answer 3

Increases

Question 4

Plasma volume in pregnancy

Answer 4

Increases

Question 5

Red cell volume in pregnancy

Answer 5

Increases

Question 6

Systemic vascular resistance in pregnancy

Answer 6

Decreases

Question 7

Respiratory volume in pregnancy

Answer 7

Decreases

Question 8

PaCO2 in pregnancy

Answer 8

Decreases

Question 9

Total thyroxine in pregnancy

Answer 9

Increases

Question 10

Total triiodothyronine in pregnancy

Answer 10

Increases

Question 11

Thyroxine binding globulin in pregnancy

Answer 11

Increases

Question 12

TSH in pregnancy

Answer 12

Decreases in first half, Increases in second half

Question 13

PTH in pregnancy

Answer 13

Increases

Question 14

Prolactin in pregnancy

Answer 14

Increases

Question 15

RT3U in pregnancy

Answer 15

Decreases

Question 16

Prostacyclin in pregnancy

Answer 16

Increases

Question 17

Thromboxane in pregnancy

Answer 17

Increases

Question 18

Cholesterol in pregnancy

Answer 18

Increases

Question 19

ESR in pregnancy

Answer 19

Increases

Question 20

Plasma fibrinogen in pregnancy

Answer 20

Increases (50%)

Question 21

Hemoglobin in pregnancy

Answer 21

Decreases

Question 22

Hematocrit in pregnancy

Answer 22

Decreases

Question 23

Creatinine in pregnancy

Answer 23

Decreases

Question 24

Bun in pregnancy

Answer 24

Decreases

Question 25

Total serum calcium in pregnancy

Answer 25

Decreases

Question 26

Progesterone increases....

Answer 26

``` Appetite minute ventilation Body temperature nasal congestion LDL Depression ```

Question 27

Progesterone decreases…

Answer 27

``` Tubal mobility Lining of the uterus Ureteral mobility Esophageal sphincter tone HDL ```

Question 28

Pulmonary “DECREASES” in pregnancy

Answer 28

Residual volume (RV) Expiratory reserve volume (ER) Total lung capacity (TLC) Functional residual capacity (FR)

Question 29

Pulmonary "INCREASES” in pregnancy

Answer 29

``` Inspiratory capacity (IC) Tidal volume (TV) ```

Question 30

Pulmonary "UNCHANGED” in pregnancy

Answer 30

``` Vital capacity (VC) Inspiratory reserve room (IRC) ```

Question 31

Procoagulants that increase in pregnancy

Answer 31

``` Fibrinogen (1) 7 8 10 Von willebrand PA-1 PA-2 ```

Question 32

Procoagulants that decrease in pregnancy

Answer 32

11 | 13

Question 33

Procoagulants that stay the same in pregnancy

Answer 33

2 5 9

Question 34

Anticoagulants that decrease in pregnancy

Answer 34

Protein S | Actual #increases by trimester but overall # decreased

Question 35

Anticoagulants that stay the same in pregnancy

Answer 35

Protein C | Antithrombin III