A pregnant woman with anaemia and thrombocytopenia

[...]watchful waiting and conservative management are recommended for pregnancies of less than 34 weeks' gestation. 14 Patient outcome After she was reviewed by the obstetric team in the emergency department, our patient was started on antihypertensive drugs and magnesium sulphate. Because of t...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2016-06, Vol.353, p.i3035-i3035
Main Authors: Mohamed, Muhajir, Mahmud, Arsalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Alanine Transaminase - analysis
Anemia - etiology
Aspartate Aminotransferases - analysis
Blood platelets
Blood pressure
Cesarean Section
Enzymes
Family medical history
Female
HELLP Syndrome - diagnosis
Humans
Hypertension
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase - blood
Mortality
Neutrophils - metabolism
Postpartum period
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Reticulocyte Count
Thrombocytopenia - etiology
Womens health
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Summary:[...]watchful waiting and conservative management are recommended for pregnancies of less than 34 weeks' gestation. 14 Patient outcome After she was reviewed by the obstetric team in the emergency department, our patient was started on antihypertensive drugs and magnesium sulphate. Because of the imminent risk of maternal and fetal complications secondary to HELLP syndrome, emergency caesarean section was performed.
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.i3035