Nonpregnant State in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 26yo Woman | Respiratory / Pulmonology | SMLE Q#422
SMLE Question #422
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Respiratory / Pulmonology
Objective: OBJ-123
Last updated: February 2026
A 26-year-old woman, gravida 1 para 0 at 28 weeks of gestation, attends a routine antenatal visit. She feels well and has no medical problems. The clinician discusses normal maternal respiratory physiologic adaptations that occur during pregnancy to meet increased metabolic demands. Which respiratory parameter is normally increased in pregnancy compared with the nonpregnant state?
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