Medical disorders and pregnancy. Respiratory, urologic, infectious and endocrinologic disorders

Abstract

Pregnancy is a state that changes the physiology of various organs and systems. The occurrence of concomitant diseases, or their presence prior to pregnancy, requires an understanding of such changes and their influence on the disease, the impact of the disease and the diagnostic and therapeutic measures on pregnant women and on the foetus. The aim of this paper is to provide a concise outline of the course of action recommended in dealing with pregnant women who attend the emergency department presenting symptoms of non-specific morbidity of pregnancy. Some of the most frequent pathologies classified by systems are presented.