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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients who present symptoms of HELLP can be misdiagnosed in the early stages, increasing the risk of liver failure and morbidity.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Padden MO |title=HELLP syndrome: recognition and perinatal management |journal=American family physician |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=829-36, 839 |year=1999 |pmid=10498110 |doi=}} </ref> There is gradual but marked onset of [[headache]]s (30%), blurred vision, [[malaise]] (90%), [[nausea]]/vomiting (30%), "band pain" around the upper [[abdomen]] (65%) and tingling in the extremities. [[Edema]] may occur but its absence does not exclude HELLP syndrome. If the patient develops a [[seizure]] or [[coma]], the condition has progressed into full-blown [[eclampsia]]. | Patients who present symptoms of HELLP can be misdiagnosed in the early stages, increasing the risk of liver failure and morbidity.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Padden MO |title=HELLP syndrome: recognition and perinatal management |journal=American family physician |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=829-36, 839 |year=1999 |pmid=10498110 |doi=}} </ref> There is gradual but marked onset of [[headache]]s (30%), blurred vision, [[malaise]] (90%), [[nausea]]/vomiting (30%), "band pain" around the upper [[abdomen]] (65%) and tingling in the extremities. [[Edema]] may occur but its absence does not exclude HELLP syndrome. If the patient develops a [[seizure]] or [[coma]], the condition has progressed into full-blown [[eclampsia]]. | ||
==Symptoms== | |||
*[[Fatigue (patient information)|Fatigue]] or feeling unwell | |||
*Fluid retention and [[Weight gain|excess weight gain]] | |||
*[[Headache (patient information)|Headache]] | |||
*[[Nausea and vomiting]] that continues to get worse | |||
*[[Abodminal pain|Pain in the upper right part of the abdomen]] | |||
*Blurry vision | |||
*Nosebleed or other bleeding that won't stop easily (rare) | |||
*[[Seizure (patient information)|Seizures]] or convulsions (rare) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Patients who present symptoms of HELLP can be misdiagnosed in the early stages, increasing the risk of liver failure and morbidity.[1] There is gradual but marked onset of headaches (30%), blurred vision, malaise (90%), nausea/vomiting (30%), "band pain" around the upper abdomen (65%) and tingling in the extremities. Edema may occur but its absence does not exclude HELLP syndrome. If the patient develops a seizure or coma, the condition has progressed into full-blown eclampsia.
Symptoms
- Fatigue or feeling unwell
- Fluid retention and excess weight gain
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting that continues to get worse
- Pain in the upper right part of the abdomen
- Blurry vision
- Nosebleed or other bleeding that won't stop easily (rare)
- Seizures or convulsions (rare)