True/False MCQ · Maternal Physiology in Pregnancy
Regarding renal changes in normal pregnancy, which of the following statements are TRUE?
- AGFR falls in pregnancy
- BSerum creatinine and urea fall
- CGlycosuria can occur with normal blood glucose
- DRenal blood flow increases
- EGFR rises by up to about 50% by the second trimester
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- A. False: GFR rises, not falls, in pregnancy.
- B. True
- C. True
- D. True
- E. True
Renal changes
- GFR rises up to 50% by T2; renal blood flow up to 80%.
- Lower creatinine, urea, uric acid; glycosuria with normal blood glucose.
Why A is false
GFR rises, not falls.
Why B is true
Creatinine and urea fall.
Why C is true
Glycosuria can occur with normal blood glucose.
Why D is true
Renal blood flow increases.
Why E is true
GFR rises up to ~50% by T2.
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