Minor symptoms of Pregnancy
·
Pregnancy testing: requires a few
drops of urine, +ive from first day of missed period until week 20, false +ives
low
· Early: amenorrhoea, nausea, vomiting, bladder irritability
·
Nausea: At 20 weeks, 20% may
still vomit. Reassure, small meals and ¯stress
·
Headaches, palpitations and
fainting due to peripheral dilation.
Drink lots
·
Urinary frequency (exclude UTI)
·
Abdominal pain
· Breathlessness
·
Constipation due to ¯motility. Give fibre and lots of fluid
·
Reflux oesophagitis
·
Backache in 3rd trimester
·
Carpal tunnel syndrome (due to
fluid retention)
· Itchy rashes
·
Ankle oedema – almost
universal. Exclude BP and
proteinuria (Þ pre-eclampsia)
·
Leg cramps
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