All of the following increase at full term in pregnancy except:
(A) Minute volume (B) GFR (C) Blood volume (D) Cardiac output
(D) Ans: D. Cardiac output(Ref Dutta 8/e p60-61, 7/e p51-53; Williams 24/e p59)Cardiac output increases from the fifth week of pregnancy and reaches its maximum levels at approximately 32 weeks, after which there is only a slight increase until labor, delivery, and the postpaum period