Summary obgyn-physiological changes of pregnancy royal college of surgeons ireland

OG 2.2
Anatomy of the Female Pelvis


OG 4.1 Maternal Medicine
Class Senior Cycle 1
Course Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Code SC1 Obs
Title Physiological changes in
pregnancy
Date August 2015
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Department of Anatomy
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

, Knowledge Objectives

• To be able to confidently describe the physiologic changes
that accompany pregnancy for each major organ-system
• To be able to properly interpret values of routine blood tests
and how they differ during pregnancy compared with the
non-pregnant state




Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
RCSI

, Skill objectives

• To systematically search for clinical features
(symptoms and physical signs) caused by physiologic
changes of pregnancy when evaluating pregnant
patients




Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
RCSI