D2 - The Multi-System Organ Effects of Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome: Case Studies

Title: D2 - The Multi-System Organ Effects of Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome: Case Studies

Disciplines: Childbearing (CB)

Learning Objectives:
  • Review pathophysiology and clinical presentation of severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.
  • Interpret patient care data presented from selected case studies
  • Critique clinical management of selected obstetric case studies using critical thinking concepts and based on pathophysiology of severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome

  • Submission Description:
    Complications from severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Because these complications often effect multiple organ systems, the woman may present with a variety of complaints and symptoms leading to a wide range of differential diagnoses, unnecessary testing, and mismanagement. Pathophysiology of severe preeclampsia, symptoms of complications, assessment parameters, and management concepts will be reviewed and illustrated in case studies.
    Tuesday, June 16, 2015: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM
    Hall B (Long Beach Convention Center)
    Moderator:
    Elizabeth Ghioldi, BSN, MSN, RNC
    Presenting Author:
    Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN
    The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.