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- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Copyright page
- Cover Illustration
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface to Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders, 3rd edition
- Glossary of Common Abbreviations Used in this Text
- Gambling et al.: Obstetric Anesthesia: List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Obstetric Anesthesia for the Parturient with Complex Medical Diseases
- Chapter 2 Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Obstetrics: Basics and Introductory Chapter
- Chapter 3 FoCUSed Cardiac Ultrasound for Cardiac Disorders
- Chapter 4 Challenging Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 5 Uncommon Cardiac Dysrhythmias in Pregnancy
- Chapter 6 Arterial Vascular Diseases
- Chapter 7 Uncommon Respiratory Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 8 Airway Issues
- Chapter 9 Use of Neuraxial Ultrasound for Axial Skeletal Conditions
- Chapter 10 Myopathies and the Parturient
- Chapter 11 Parturients of Short Stature
- Chapter 12 Disorders of the Vertebral Column
- Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Skeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Chapter 14 Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Pregnancy
- Chapter 15 Spinal Cord Disorders
- Chapter 16 Peripheral Neuropathies
- Chapter 17 Disorders of Intermediaries of Metabolism and Malignant Hyperthermia
- Chapter 18 Hepatic Conditions
- Chapter 19 Renal Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 20 Rare Endocrine Disorders
- Chapter 21 Disorders of Blood, Coagulation, and Bone Marrow
- Chapter 22 Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 23 Dermatologic Conditions in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 26 Autoimmune Disease
- Chapter 27 Genetic Disorders
- Chapter 28 Anesthesia for Rare Fetal and Placental Conditions
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 18 - Hepatic Conditions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2024
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Copyright page
- Cover Illustration
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface to Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders, 3rd edition
- Glossary of Common Abbreviations Used in this Text
- Gambling et al.: Obstetric Anesthesia: List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Obstetric Anesthesia for the Parturient with Complex Medical Diseases
- Chapter 2 Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Obstetrics: Basics and Introductory Chapter
- Chapter 3 FoCUSed Cardiac Ultrasound for Cardiac Disorders
- Chapter 4 Challenging Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 5 Uncommon Cardiac Dysrhythmias in Pregnancy
- Chapter 6 Arterial Vascular Diseases
- Chapter 7 Uncommon Respiratory Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 8 Airway Issues
- Chapter 9 Use of Neuraxial Ultrasound for Axial Skeletal Conditions
- Chapter 10 Myopathies and the Parturient
- Chapter 11 Parturients of Short Stature
- Chapter 12 Disorders of the Vertebral Column
- Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Skeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Chapter 14 Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Pregnancy
- Chapter 15 Spinal Cord Disorders
- Chapter 16 Peripheral Neuropathies
- Chapter 17 Disorders of Intermediaries of Metabolism and Malignant Hyperthermia
- Chapter 18 Hepatic Conditions
- Chapter 19 Renal Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 20 Rare Endocrine Disorders
- Chapter 21 Disorders of Blood, Coagulation, and Bone Marrow
- Chapter 22 Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 23 Dermatologic Conditions in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 26 Autoimmune Disease
- Chapter 27 Genetic Disorders
- Chapter 28 Anesthesia for Rare Fetal and Placental Conditions
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
The hormonal changes of pregnancy induce changes in the liver’s anatomy, physiology, and function. These can lead to diagnostic difficulties if liver disease is present during pregnancy. For example, spider nevi and palmar erythema are signs of liver disease but exist in some healthy pregnant women. However, liver size is unchanged in pregnancy, so the presence of hepatomegaly suggests liver disease. Even though the proportion of cardiac output flowing to the liver is reduced by 35%, hepatic blood flow remains unchanged from the nonpregnant state because of the overall increase in blood volume and cardiac output associated with pregnancy.
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- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders , pp. 290 - 304Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024