ICU SAQs · Obstetric critical care
The physiology of pregnancy — the ICU relevance
A CICM First/Second-Part SAQ on the pregnancy physiology — the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, haematological, the supine hypotensive syndrome, the difficult airway + the aspiration, the hypercoagulable.
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Outline the key physiological changes of pregnancy relevant to the ICU management of the critically-ill pregnant patient.
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Outline the key physiological changes of pregnancy relevant to the ICU management of the critically-ill pregnant patient.
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