Clinical Biochemistry of Pregnancy

Biochemistry · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo de las adaptaciones maternas durante la gestación: mecanismos moleculares, alteraciones en los valores de laboratorio y su relevancia clínica para el diagnóstico diferencial.

What it covers

1. Conceptual Framework and General Principles
2. Hematological Changes
3. · 2.1 Plasma Volume Expansion
4. · 2.2 Gestational Erythropoiesis
5. · 2.3 Leukocytes
6. · 2.4 Platelets
7. Coagulation and Hemostasis System
8. · 3.1 Increased Procoagulant Factors
9. · 3.2 Reduced Natural Anticoagulants
10. · 3.3 Fibrinolytic System
11. Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Changes
12. · 4.1 Cardiac Output
13. · 4.2 Blood Pressure
14. · 4.3 Structural and Biochemical Cardiac Changes
15. Respiratory and Gasometric Changes
16. · 5.1 Ventilatory Mechanics
17. · 5.2 Gestational Arterial Gasometry
18. Kidney Changes and Water Balance
19. · 6.1 Glomerular Function
20. · 6.2 Tubular Function and Urinary Excretion
21. · 6.3 Water and Sodium Balance
22. Carbohydrate Metabolism
23. · 7.1 Biphasic Pattern: Early Anabolism vs. Late Catabolism
24. · 7.2 Fasting Glucose Metabolism
25. Lipid Metabolism
26. · 8.1 Physiological Hyperlipidemia of Pregnancy
27. · 8.2 Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies
28. Protein and Nitrogen Metabolism
29. · 9.1 Positive Nitrogen Balance
30. · 9.2 Plasma Amino Acids
31. · 9.3 Uric Acid
32. Endocrinology of Pregnancy
33. Thyroid Function during Pregnancy
34. · 11.1 Structural and Functional Modifications
35. · 11.2 The Role of hCG as Thyrotropin
36. Adrenal Function during Pregnancy
37. · 12.1 Cortisol
38. · 12.2 Aldosterone and RAAS
39. · 12.3 Adrenal Androgens
40. Hepatic and Biliary Changes
41. · 13.1 Liver Enzymes
42. · 13.2 Biliary Function
43. Plasma Proteins
44. Electrolytes, Minerals and Micronutrients
45. · 15.1 Calcium
46. · 15.2 Phosphorus, Magnesium and others
47. Biochemical Markers for Prenatal Screening
48. · 16.1 First Trimester Screening (weeks 11–13+6)
49. · 16.2 Second Trimester Screening (weeks 15–20)
50. · 16.3 Preeclampsia Markers
51. Consolidated Table of Reference Values in Pregnancy