Physiological changes in pregnancy

Question 1

Increase or decrease - Heart rate

Answer 1

Increase

Question 2

Increase or decrease - Cardiac output

Answer 2

Increase

Question 3

Increase or decrease - Plasma volume

Answer 3

Increase

Question 4

Increase or decrease - Red cell volume

Answer 4

Increase

Question 5

Increase or decrease - GFR

Answer 5

Increase by 50%

Question 6

Increase or decrease - Systemic Vascular Resistance

Answer 6

Decrease

Question 7

Increase or decrease - CO2

Answer 7

Decrease

Question 8

Increase or decrease - Respiratory volume

Answer 8

Decrease

Question 9

Increase or decrease - Total thyroxine

Answer 9

Increase

Question 10

Increase or decrease - Total triiodothyronine

Answer 10

Increase

Question 11

Increase or decrease - Thyroxine binding globulin

Answer 11

Increase

Question 12

Increase or decrease - TSH

Answer 12

Decreases slightly early in pregnancy then increases in the 2nd half

Question 13

Increase or decrease - PTH

Answer 13

Increase

Question 14

Increase or decrease - Prolactin

Answer 14

Increase

Question 15

Increase or decrease - Prostacycline

Answer 15

Increase

Question 16

Increase or decrease - Thromboxane

Answer 16

Increase

Question 17

Increase or decrease - Cholestrol

Answer 17

Increase

Question 18

Increase or decrease - ESR

Answer 18

Increase

Question 19

Increase or decrease - Plasma fibrinogen

Answer 19

Increase by 50%

Question 20

Increase or decrease - Doppler S/D ratio

Answer 20

Decrease

Question 21

Increase or decrease - Hemoglobin

Answer 21

Decrease

Question 22

Increase or decrease - Hematocrit

Answer 22

Decrease

Question 23

Increase or decrease - Creatinine

Answer 23

Decrease

Question 24

Increase or decrease - BUN

Answer 24

Decrease

Question 25

Increase or decrease - Total serum calcium

Answer 25

Decrease

Question 26

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - Appetite

Answer 26

Increase

Question 27

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - Minute ventilation

Answer 27

Increase

Question 28

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - body temperature

Answer 28

Increase

Question 29

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - Tubal mobility

Answer 29

Decrease

Question 30

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - lining of the uterus

Answer 30

Decrease

Question 31

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - ureteral mobility

Answer 31

Decrease

Question 32

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - nasal congestion

Answer 32

Increase

Question 33

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - esophageal sphincter tone

Answer 33

Decrease

Question 34

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - LDL

Answer 34

Increase

Question 35

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - HDL

Answer 35

Decrease

Question 36

Progesterone causes an increase or decrease in - Depression

Answer 36

Increase

Question 37

Pulmonary changes in pregnancy - increase or decrease - Residual volume

Answer 37

Decrease | Take the RV down to the ER(v) for some TLC b/c its FR(c)EE

Question 38

Pulmonary changes in pregnancy - increase or decrease - Expiratory reserve volume

Answer 38

Decrease | Take the RV down to the ER(v) for some TLC b/c its FR(c)EE

Question 39

Pulmonary changes in pregnancy - increase or decrease - total lung capacity

Answer 39

Decrease | Take the RV down to the ER(v) for some TLC b/c its FR(c)EE

Question 40

Pulmonary changes in pregnancy - increase or decrease - functional residual capacity

Answer 40

Decrease | Take the RV down to the ER(v) for some TLC b/c its FR(c)EE

Question 41

Pulmonary changes in pregnancy - increase or decrease - Inspiratory capacity

Answer 41

``` Increase I See (IC) the TV ```

Question 42

Pulmonary changes in pregnancy - increase or decrease - Tidal volume

Answer 42

``` Increase I See (IC) the TV ```