it is either spelled HELP or HELLP im not sure. it has something to do with mothers having this during pregnancy right before they deliver
2006-10-14 21:33:32 · 2 answers · asked by Jennie Z 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
HELLP syndrome: A syndrome featuring a combination of "H" for hemolysis (breakage of red blood cells), "EL" for elevated liver enzymes, and "LP" for low platelet count (an essential blood clotting element).
The HELLP syndrome is a recognized complication of preeclampsia and eclampsia (toxemia) of pregnancy, occuring in 25% of these pregnancies.
From medicinenet.com
2006-10-14 21:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Min02 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennie,
The wikipedia definition he posted is good, but a little confusing. Basically, some moms who are normally healthy may have problems with their blood pressure during pregnancy. If it goes up a little, we call it "pre-eclampsia". Sometimes it goes so high, that mom may begin to have seizures - this is called "eclampsia". A sever form of these conditions is HELLP syndrome, when in addition to the high blood pressure, mom's red blood cells begin to burst, the liveris damaged, and she might have bleeding.
If a mother is diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, the only way to cure her is to deliver the baby immediately!
2006-10-15 04:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by jml3148 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋