Symptoms: Drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, lethargy, weakness, hypotension, Hemolytic anemia (
abnormal breakdown of red blood cells), jaundice, liver damage, liver failure, collapse and death (only in relatively high doses).
The name is an acronym for hemolysis,
the breakdown of red blood cells; elevated liver enzymes; and low platelets, the blood cells that are necessary for clotting.
HELLP syndrome is named for its primary symptoms: Hemolysis (H), or
the breakdown of red blood cells, elevated liver enzymes (EL), and low platelet count (LP) occurring in pregnancy.
It can lead to substantial injury to the mother's liver,
a breakdown of her red blood cells, and lowered platelet count,» Eleni Tsigas, Chief Executive Officer of the Preeclampsia Foundation, explains to Romper.
However, there may be other conditions which cause an exaggeration of this type of jaundice, such as a more rapid than normal
breakdown of red blood cells.
The term HELLP is an anagram, made up of the first letters of the three main signs of the illness: Hemolysis (
the breakdown of red blood cells in the body), Elevated Liver function, and Low Platelet count (which contributes to poor blood clotting).
Your body produces bilirubin as a result of
the breakdown of red blood cells.
Bilirubin is produced during the normal
breakdown of red blood cells.
The jaundice level (a byproduct of
the breakdown of red blood cells) is removed from the body via the liver, so a baby needs to poop to lower the levels.
If your baby's jaundice happens because he has a different type from his mom, your doctor may need to give him a blood protein through an IV that helps stop
the breakdown of red blood cells.
Physiologic jaundice which is your normal, most babies, 80 % of baby's maybe will get a little bit of jaundice; it's that
breakdown of those red blood cells.
Bilirubin (bill - uh - ROO - bin) is produced by the normal
breakdown of red blood cells.
Bilirubin is a natural byproduct of
the breakdown of red blood cells, which the liver usually metabolizes.
Because aHUS and HELLP syndrome share similar traits — such as hemolysis, or
the breakdown of red blood cells; elevated liver enzymes; a low platelet count; kidney dysfunction; high blood pressure; seizures; and altered mental status — the investigators thought the test also could be used to identify HELLP syndrome.
The result is typically brown in color — mainly the result of bilirubin, a pigment generated by
the breakdown of red blood cells.
Excessive consumption of Alfalfa may cause
the breakdown of red blood cells, which is extremely serious.
Bilirubin is a substance produced during the normal
breakdown of red blood cells.
Hemolysis is an acceleration in
the breakdown of red blood cells, causing a surplus of depleted cells and iron that can lead to enlarged lymph nodes, spleen or liver.
A test of the urine or urinalysis could indicate diseases such as a urinary tract disease, liver failure and other systemic diseases, such as liver failure and blood problems such as hemolysis (
breakdown of red blood cells).»
In cats and dogs (and other pets, too), saliva and tears contain porphyrins, which are products of
the breakdown of red blood cells.
They contain waste products from
the breakdown of red blood cells — which means they carry naturally occurring, iron - containing molecules called porphyrins.
Garlic and onions are known to cause
a breakdown of red blood cells, which means oxygen won't be able to get to the tissues.
Jaundice (above) refers to the yellow color that is seen in tissues when the liver is overwhelmed with bilirubin, which is a yellow byproduct of
the breakdown of red blood cells.