Physiology of Pregnancy

Question 1

what happens to SVR in pregnancy?

Answer 1

decreases

Question 2

what happens to blood volume in pregnancy?

Answer 2

increases

Question 3

what happens to clotting factors in pregnancy?

Answer 3

hypercoagulable because of increase in fibrinogen and factors VIII and II, VII IX X and decrease in C and S proteins

Question 4

what happens to location of the heart in pregnancy?

Answer 4

shift to left

Question 5

is there a murmur in pregnancy?

Answer 5

yes..usually holosystolic

Question 6

what happens to HR in pregnancy?

Answer 6

increases…usually in 80s

Question 7

is peripheral edema and JVD normal in pregnancy?

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

what happens to renin levels in pregnancy?

Answer 8

increases

Question 9

what stimulates more renin production in pregnancy?

Answer 9

progesterone

Question 10

what happens to the GFR in pregnance?

Answer 10

increases

Question 11

what happens to albumin in pregnancy?

Answer 11

decreases

Question 12

what can happen to ureters in pregnancy?

Answer 12

ureteral dilation and dilation of pelves and calyces

Question 13

is proteinuria common in pregnancy?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

what happens to minute ventilation in pregnancy?

Answer 14

increases

Question 15

what happens to respiratory rate in pregnancy?

Answer 15

stays the same

Question 16

what happens to tidal volume in pregnancy?

Answer 16

increases

Question 17

what happens to FRC in pregnancy/

Answer 17

decreases

Question 18

what do you have during pregnancy, respiratory acidosis or alkalosis?

Answer 18

alkalosis

Question 19

what happens to GI motility in pregnancy?

Answer 19

slowed

Question 20

what happens to LES in pregnancy?

Answer 20

can be relaxed…more GERD

Question 21

what can elevations in bHCG cause in GI tract?

Answer 21

N/V

Question 22

what happens at level of gallbladder in pregnancy?

Answer 22

biliary stasis and cholesterol saturation…increased risk for gallstones