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The effect of pregnancy on renal function: physiology and pathophysiology
1Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
Marked changes in renal function occur with pregnancy. We present a summary of these changes in this review and give insight into possible mechanisms if they are known. Controversies exist regarding the therapy of pregnancy-induced hypertension and asymptomatic and recurrent bacteriuria. The current views on these topics are given. Specific renal diseases are summarized, including transplantation, and optimum management strategies and maternal and fetal prognosis during pregnancy are given.