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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Protein and lipid synthesis |
Increased
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Need for iron and folate |
Increased
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Risk of anemia |
Increased (due to increased need for iron and folate)
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Glucose tolerance |
Trick question!
Early on you have more sensitivity to insulin, later on it's lower |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
WBC count |
Increased
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
RBC mass |
Increases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Testosterone |
Increases
Can lead to hirsutism and acne during pregnancy |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Estrogen |
Increases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Progesterone |
Increases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Aldosterone |
Increases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Blood pH |
pH should increase - Respiratory alkalosis due to increased tidal volume
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Respiratory rate |
Unchanged
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Stroke volume |
Increased
Leads to increased cardiac output, which may lead to dependent edema or a flow murmur |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Decreases
Can lead to hypotension or postural hypotension |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Muscle tone |
Decreases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
GFR |
Increases (by as much as 60%)
This, coupled with increased aldosterone can lead to urinary frequency, hydroureter, UTIs and pyelonephritis |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
LES tone |
Decreases
Could lead to GERD |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Bile flow |
Decreases
Could lead to gallstones |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
Increased production... responsible for increase in skin pigmentation
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Dental carries |
No change
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How far along in pregnancy does morning sickness begin? When does it end?
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Begins 4-8 weeks. Ends 14-16 weeks.
Related to hCG production |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Caloric Requirement |
Increased need by 300kcal / day
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20 year old G1P0 in 20th week of pregnancy feels nauseated. Is this normal?
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Not physiolgical: This is hyperemesis gravidum and is associated with wt loss, ketonemia, electrolyte imbalances
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Water absorption from GI tract |
Increased
Leads to constipation |
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Alk phosphatase production |
Increases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Total lung capacity |
Decreases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Expiratory reserve volume |
Decreases
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Increase or decrease or unchanged during pregnancy?
Vital capacity |
Increases
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