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What happens to vital capacity in pregnancy?
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What effect does progesterone have on tidal volume?
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What happens to carbon dioxide production in pregnancy?
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What happens to residual volume in pregnancy?
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Which of the following is not a hallmark of asthma?
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d. Bronchial smooth muscle relaxation
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A 20-year-old G1P0 at 18 weeks’ gestation presents for prenatal care. She reports a history of asthma. On further questioning, you find out that she has symptoms about once per week. She does not wake up at night. She uses her albuterol inhaler once per week on average. She does not feel that she has trouble with daily activities. You test her FEV1, which is 90%. What is the severity of this patient’s asthma?
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A 22-year-old G2P1 presents at 6 weeks’ gestation. She has a ...