Obstetric patients often pose challenges to anesthesiologists, as lab values and parameters vary from a non-pregnant patient. Shown here are the characteristic anatomic and physiologic changes in pregnant patients that a provider must consider when interpreting patient data or clinical presentations, especially in an operative setting. #diagnosis #clinical #management #anesthesia #anesthesiology #physiology References: American Association of Nurse Anesthesia. (2017). Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient. Park Ridge, Illinois. Soma-Pillay, P., Nelson-Piercy, C., Tolppanen, H., & Mebazaa, A. (2016). Physiological changes in pregnancy. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 27(2), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.5830/cvja-2016-0
