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Normal reference ranges for laboratory tests in pregnancy

Mirela Markanović Mišan ; Djelatnost za ginekologiju i porodništvo, Opća bolnica Pula, Pula
Davor Zoričić ; Djelatnost za ginekologiju i porodništvo, Opća bolnica Pula, Pula
Lorena Honović ; Djelatnost za laboratorijsku dijagnostiku, Opća bolnica Pula, Pula

Sažetak

Pregnancy is a state that induces a number of physiological changes in the organism, which result in changes in laboratory values. Consequently, laboratory values during pregnancy should be interpreted based on the very different set of pregnancy-specific reference ranges, considering that blood count, liver parameters, coagulation factors, C-reactive protein, sedimentation, and other factors differ significantly compared to their non-gravid values. Obstetricians and other physicians, who participate in pregnancy management, should understand the physiological mechanism of adaptation and be able to recognise the threshold laboratory values of each parameter in order to prevent not only misinterpretation and subsequent unjustified treatment of healthy pregnant women, but also failure to recognize pathological findings in pregnancy. Healthcare laboratories that provide care to pregnant women should include pregnancy-specific referent ranges to their standard laboratory values tables in order to improve the quality of pregnancy management.

Ključne riječi

blood coagulation tests; hematologic tests; kidney function tests; liver function tests; reference values; thyroid function tests

Hrčak ID:

118498

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/118498

Datum izdavanja:

3.3.2014.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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