Mrs. Donaldson is a 31-year-old patient who is pregnant. In providing Mrs. Donaldson with health care information, you will explain that she can expect to experience:
a. more nasal stuffiness.
b. a sensitive sense of smell.
c. drooling.
d. enhanced hearing.
A
Physiologic changes of pregnancy include nasal stuffiness, a decreased sense of smell, impaired hearing, epistaxis, and a sense of fullness in the ears.
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