#79: Need Help Understanding HELLP Syndrome?

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Straight A Nursing

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🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In Episode 68, we talked about preeclampsia which has many complications. One of those is HELLP syndrome, which is a life-threatening condition that occurs during the later stages of pregnancy or that first week or so after giving birth. HELLP syndrome has a mortality rate of 30% and involves severe blood and liver dysfunction. In this podcast episode we’ll talk about: * What the acronym HELLP stands for * How HELLP syndrome is classified * The signs and symptoms * What tests are conduction when HELLP syndrome is suspected * Complications of HELLP syndrome, including DIC, liver failure and cerebral hemorrhage * How HELLP syndrome is treated ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Terms apply, C3.co. UK. Hey there everybody this is Nersmo and welcome back to the Straight A Nursing
0:45.3	podcast. This is episode 79 and today we're talking about Help Syndrome.
0:51.8	Before we get into that I want to share with you a study tip from a
0:57.7	gal who left a review on Apple Podcast. So for our listener shout out today, it's ABMR 3 who writes that this is
1:08.0	great for studying. Currently a nursing student about to start clinicals but in an accelerated master's program and
1:15.3	these podcasts have been so helpful.
1:18.6	Study tip.
1:19.8	Take notes on your
1:25.0	notes on relevant topics, then go back through your notes and integrate the two.
1:27.0	It's helped me immensely.
1:29.0	I think that is an excellent study tip.
1:32.0	Thank you so much for sharing it. I think that is an excellent study tip.
1:32.5	Thank you so much for sharing it.
1:34.4	And best of luck to you in your accelerated master's program.
1:38.9	You need all the luck in the world.
1:40.9	You're gonna do great though, I know you are. Okay, a few weeks back guys, we talked about
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