HELLP SYNDROME

Course overview

THE SYNDROME OF HEMOLYSIS, ELEVATED LIVER ENZYMES AND LOW PLATELETS, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS HELLP SYNDROME, HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A COMPLICATION OR PROGRESSION OF SEVERE PREECLAMPSIA. THIS PROGRESSION, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN CHALLENGED WITH RECENT PUBLICATIONS THAT SUGGEST THESE PATHOLOGIES HAVE THEIR OWN ETIOLOGIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HELLP SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.