Musculoskeletal Changes in pregnancy
Musculoskeletal Changes in pregnancy ( 4 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is experiencing pelvic pain.
This symptom is primarily caused by:.
This is because pelvic pain during pregnancy is typically caused by the release of a hormone called relaxin, which acts by relaxing the hip and pelvic ligaments and joints to make room for the growing baby. This hormone is released in higher quantities during labor to ease the passage of the baby, and it may cause pelvic pain, which resolves after labor.
Increased spinal curvature does not cause pelvic pain, but rather lower back pain.
Increased muscle strain does not cause pelvic pain, but rather round ligament pain, which is a sharp or crampy pain in the lower abdomen or groin area.
Decreased muscle strength does not cause pelvic pain, but rather increases the risk of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse after delivery.
This is because pelvic pain during pregnancy is typically caused by the release of a hormone called relaxin, which acts by relaxing the hip and pelvic ligaments and joints to make room for the growing baby. This hormone is released in higher quantities during labor to ease the passage of the baby, and it may cause pelvic pain, which resolves after labor.
Choice B is wrong because increased spinal curvature does not cause pelvic pain, but rather lower back pain.
Choice C is wrong because increased muscle strain does not cause pelvic pain, but rather round ligament pain, which is a sharp or crampy pain in the lower abdomen or groin area.
Choice D is wrong because decreased muscle strength does not cause pelvic pain, but rather increases the risk of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse after delivery.
Normal ranges for relaxin levels vary depending on the stage of pregnancy and the laboratory method used.
However, some general ranges are:
• First trimester: 6.3 to 110 ng/mL
• Second trimester: 19.5 to 155 ng/mL
• Third trimester: 55 to 210 ng/mL