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This document reviews the effects of pregnancy on renal function and physiology. It discusses how pregnancy causes anatomical changes in the kidneys and urinary tract, as well as increases in glomerular filtration rate and renal blood flow. It also summarizes specific functional changes like decreases in serum creatinine and increases in fluid retention. Complications of pregnancy that can affect the kidneys like urinary tract infections and preeclampsia are described. The challenges of renal disease during
- Author
- Iskandar Hasan
- Language
- EN