HELLP Syndrome Quiz
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Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is HELLP Syndrome?
This is a life-threatening syndrome in pregnancy and a form of severe pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure with associated organ damage in pregnancy). HELLP stands for Hemolysis (rupture of red blood cells); EL (elevated liver enzymes causing liver dysfunction); LP (low platelet counts, resulting in bleeding).
Typical Symptoms of HELLP Syndrome
Feel my child is moving less. (Decreased fetal movements)
Currently pregnant
Episode of high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure of 140mmHg and above)
Headache
Decrease in urine volume
Swelling of the arms or hands
Right upper abdominal pain
Swollen eyelids
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson HELLP Syndrome
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is your child moving less?
Are you pregnant?
Do you have headaches or a heavy feeling in your head?
Are you urinating less?
Treatmentof HELLP Syndrome
This requires emergency medical care. The best treatment is to deliver the baby, so the specialist may recommend an early or premature delivery. Hospitalization for close monitoring is needed to protect both the baby and the mother along with medications to control blood pressure and prevent seizures (eclampsia).
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References
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http://www.eurekaselect.com/article/91660
Dusse LM, Alpoim PN, Silva JT, Rios DR, Brandão AH, Cabral AC. Revisiting HELLP syndrome. Clin Chim Acta. 2015 Dec 7;451(Pt B):117-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.10.024. Epub 2015 Oct 23. PMID: 26525965.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009898115300267?via%3Dihub
Aloizos S, Seretis C, Liakos N, Aravosita P, Mystakelli C, Kanna E, Gourgiotis S. HELLP syndrome: understanding and management of a pregnancy-specific disease. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013 May;33(4):331-7. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2013.775231. PMID: 23654309.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/01443615.2013.775231
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Reviewed By:
Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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