Episode 43: Maternal Physiology with Mike Hofkamp
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Effects of Pregnancy on Airway Anatomy
The third thoracic age is going to large about five seven centimeters during pregnancy. This is due to increase in the hormone relax and which causes the ribcage to undergo some structural changes. Capillary engorgement of the larynx and nasal and oraphragm mucosa that begins early throughout pregnancy contributes to feeling of shortness of breath for pregnant patients.
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