Renal Physiology of Pregnancy
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The kidneys increase in length and volume, and physiologic hydronephrosis occurs in up to 80% of women, which is fundamental in caring for the pregnant patient.About:
This article is published in Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease.The article was published on 2013-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 385 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pregnancy & Renal function.read more
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Physiological changes in pregnancy.
TL;DR: This review highlights the important changes that take place during normal pregnancy as well as highlighting the important differences between normal physiological changes and disease pathology.
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Cardiovascular physiology of pregnancy.
TL;DR: The normal cardiovascular physiology of pregnancy is reviewed to provide clinicians with a basis for understanding how the presence of cardiovascular disease may compromise the mother and fetus and how their decisions about medical care may need adjustment.
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The Role of Placental Hormones in Mediating Maternal Adaptations to Support Pregnancy and Lactation
TL;DR: The changes that occur in maternal physiology in response to pregnancy and the significance of placental hormone production in mediating such changes are examined.
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Use of Medication for Cardiovascular Disease During Pregnancy: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Dan G. Halpern,Catherine R. Weinberg,Rebecca Pinnelas,Shilpi S. Mehta-Lee,Katherine E. Economy,Anne Marie Valente +5 more
TL;DR: This review summarizes the published data, available guidelines, and recommendations for use of cardiovascular medications during pregnancy for pregnant women with cardiac disease.
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International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. XCV. Recent Advances in the Understanding of the Pharmacology and Biological Roles of Relaxin Family Peptide Receptors 1–4, the Receptors for Relaxin Family Peptides
TL;DR: This review focuses on the many advances in the understanding of RXFP receptors in the last 5 years, their signal transduction mechanisms, the development of novel compounds that target RXFP1–4, the challenges facing the field, and current prospects for new therapeutics.
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TL;DR: Current GFR estimation equations based on serum creatinine values in nonpregnant patients are not reliable measures of renal function in patients with preeclampsia and the use of a new (PGFR) formula is recommended.
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Systemic Arterial Vasodilation, Vasopressin, and Vasopressinase in Pregnancy
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Potassium regulation and progesterone-aldosterone interrelationships in human pregnancy: a prospective study.
TL;DR: It is suggested that potassium excretion is held constant throughout pregnancy and that renal tubular potassium reabsorption adjusts appropriately to the increased filtered potassium load.