
Episode 43: Maternal Physiology with Mike Hofkamp
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Effects of Plazavine on the Hematologic System of Plasma Proteins
The plazavine will increase more than red blood cell volume and what happens on a hormonal hormonal level is that the estrogens will increase renin. The total plasma protein concentration is going to drop from seven point eight to seven point zero grants for dust leader term. Maternal colloid osmotic pressure will fall by twenty five percent the first trimester through term this is largely a dilutional effect as well. It's widely known that pregnant patients are hyper quagulable so we'll look at other hematologic parameters during pregnancy.
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