Because Most Pregnant Women Continue Their Usual Activities,trauma Remains a Common

question 8

Multiple Choice

Because most pregnant women continue their usual activities,trauma remains a common complication during pregnancy.Approximately 1 in 12 pregnancies in the United States are complicated by trauma each year.Because of the physiologic alterations that accompany pregnancy,special considerations for the mother and fetus are necessary when trauma occurs.Match the maternal system adaptation in pregnancy with the clinical response to trauma.

-Increased risk of thrombus formation

• A)Increased oxygen consumption
• B)Increased heart rate
• C)Decreased gastric motility
• D)Displacement of abdominal viscera
• E)Increase in clotting factors

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