Template:Pregnancy labs
Maternal Laboratory Changes in Pregnancy[1]
- CBC
- Increased WBC count (5k-15k)
- Decreased hematocrit (32-34%) due to increased plasma volume
- Decreased platelets
- Chemistry
- Decreased BUN and creatinine (<0.8mg/dL)
- GFR increases up to 60% (140ml/min)
- Decreased Bicarb
- Other
- Increased D-dimer and Fibrinogen
- Increased ESR ~78
- Decreased PaCO2 ~30
- ECG with Qs in III & aVF, left axis
- Beta-HCG Levels
- ↑ Kuklina EV, Ayala C, Callaghan WM. Hypertensive disorders and severe obstetric morbidity in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 113:1299-1306.