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preeclampsia, hellp syndrome, group of symptoms that occur in pregnant women, h, hemolytic anemia, el, elevated liver enzymes, lp, low platelet count, hellp syndrome occurs in approximately 10% of pregnant women, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia mild, severe, severe cases involve high blood pressure, protein, in the urine, progress to seizures, eclampsia, severe cases, life-threatening to both mother, fetus, hellp syndrome is associated, more serious cases, occur long, a pregnancy reaches term, hellp at 30 weeks gestation, many women have high blood pressure, diagnosed, pre-eclampsia, they get hellp syndrome, hellp symptoms, the first warning of pre-eclampsia, condition is misdiagnosed, hepatitis, gallbladder disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, progressive nausea, vomiting, upper abdominal pain, headache, a physical examination, discover upper abdominal tenderness, in the right upper quadrant, liver enlarged, liver function tests, liver enzyme tests, elevated, red blood cell, platelet counts low, main treatment, deliver the baby, liver function, in the mother rapidly deteriorates in this condition, harmful to both mother, child, in more severe cases, baby has to be delivered, its due date, the case, a cesarian section necessary, in less severe cases, physician, monitor the mother, wait, to deliver the baby either, natural, induced labor, disease is not treated early, up to 25% of affected women develop serious complications, 1.1-3.5% of patients die from hellp syndrome, fatality rate among babies born to mothers, hellp syndrome, depending on factors, birth weight, prematurity, mother's liver, hemorrhage, bleed, permanent liver damage, fatal, occur, delivery is delayed, obstetrician, emergency room symptoms, above occur, pregnancy, hellp syndrome, rapidly progress to an emergency condition, continuing prenatal care to facilitate early identification, treatment of conditions pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, prevent the disorder, not preventable.