Abstract Multisystem physiological changes in pregnancy are designed to provide for the increase in metabolic demand from the growing fetoplacental unit, the developing uterus and other maternal adaptations. Basal oxygen…
Abstract A large range of pulmonary and cardiac diseases may affect pregnant patients. The most common causes include acute viral respiratory infections, chronic pulmonary or cardiac conditions and bacterial pneumonia….
Abstract Respiratory physiology involves a number of areas, all of which are complex. These areas include the structure and function of the lung, the mechanics of breathing, gas exchange within…
Abstract Pulmonary assessment during pregnancy is similar to that of the non-pregnant patient. During pregnancy, there are a number of new symptoms, many of which are physiological, but others may…
A 64-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with a 1-day history of severe vaginal bleeding. She denied abdominal pain and dizziness. No signs or symptoms of high-output heart failure, except for 90…
Objective A large randomized trial showed that induction of labor between 39 0/7 weeks and 39 4/7 weeks in nulliparous low-risk women without medical indications for induction was associated with a…
Background Doppler ultrasound measurements of the peak systolic velocity of the middle cerebral artery can be used to noninvasively diagnose fetal anemia but are less precise following fetal blood transfusion…
Objective The transgender population is marginalized and underserved in medicine. Both clinicians and the transgender community agree that there are many barriers to accessing care, including lack of provider experience,…
Objective A growing number of researchers have recently discussed paternal factors as independent determinants of offspring health. For example, animal studies have shown that sperm carries an epigenetic cargo, allowing…
Background The mainstay of the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy is with methadone or buprenorphine medication-assisted treatment. Methadone and buprenorphine are opioid agonist drugs. Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist,…
