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HELLP syndrome

HELLP is a complication of pregnancy; the acronym stands for hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count. It usually begins during the last three months of pregnancy or shortly after childbirth. Symptoms may include feeling tired, retaining fluid, headache, , upper right pain, blurry vision, nosebleeds, and . may include disseminated intravascular coagulation, placental abruption, and kidney failure.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Feeling tired, retaining fluid, headache, , upper pain, blurry vision,

Causes — why it happens

·Unknown

How it's found

·Blood tests

Treatment

·Delivery of the baby as soon as possible, management of blood pressure

Complications

·Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), placental abruption, kidney failure, edema

Outlook

·<1% risk of death (mother); 7.3% to 11.9% risk of death (child)

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