Clinical Features
Clinical Features ( 16 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a client with pre-eclampsia who is receiving oxytocin for labor induction.
Which finding would alert the nurse to suspect that the client is developing HELLP syndrome?
Epigastric pain or right upper quadrant pain.
This is because HELLP syndrome is a complication of pregnancy that affects the liver and blood clotting. It can cause liver damage, bleeding problems, and high blood pressure. Epigastric pain or right upper quadrant pain is a sign of liver injury or rupture.
Blurred vision or flashes of light are symptoms of preeclampsia, not HELLP syndrome.
Preeclampsia is a condition that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy. It can lead to HELLP syndrome, but not all women with preeclampsia develop HELLP syndrome.
Decreased urinary output or oliguria are also symptoms of preeclampsia, not HELLP syndrome.
Oliguria means producing less than 400 mL of urine in 24 hours. It can indicate kidney damage or failure due to high blood pressure or proteinuria.
Hyperreflexia or clonus are also symptoms of preeclampsia, not HELLP syndrome.
Hyperreflexia means having exaggerated reflexes, while clonus means having involuntary muscle spasms.
They can indicate nervous system involvement or seizures due to high ...
This is because HELLP syndrome is a complication of pregnancy that affects the liver and blood clotting. It can cause liver damage, bleeding problems, and high blood pressure. Epigastric pain or right upper quadrant pain is a sign of liver injury or rupture.
Choice B is wrong because blurred vision or flashes of light are symptoms of preeclampsia, not HELLP syndrome.
Preeclampsia is a condition that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine during pregnancy. It can lead to HELLP syndrome, but not all women with preeclampsia develop HELLP syndrome.
Choice C is wrong because decreased urinary output or oliguria are also symptoms of preeclampsia, not HELLP syndrome.
Oliguria means producing less than 400 mL of urine in 24 hours. It can indicate kidney damage or failure due to high blood pressure or proteinuria.
Choice D is wrong because hyperreflexia or clonus are also symptoms of preeclampsia, not HELLP syndrome.
Hyperreflexia means having exaggerated reflexes, while clonus means having involuntary muscle spasms.
They can indicate nervous system involvement or seizures due to high