Purpose: To identify features of the HELLP syndrome in a pregnant or postpartum woman.			Citations with documentation. 15.01.07	Sriram & Svirbely 2000
conversion	enter
platelet count in 10^9/L		*10^9/L equals	0	per µL
AST in µKat/L		µKat/L equals	0	IU/L
hemoglobin in g/L		g/L equals	0	g/dL
data	enter
Are you evaluating a pregnant woman or a woman who is post-partum? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
Does the woman have hypertension? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
Does the woman show increased proteinuria? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
Is there evidence of peripheral edema? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
Has the woman had a recent seizure? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
Are schistocytes seen in the peripheral blood? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)		1
hemoglobin in g/dL		g/dL
Does the serum show an elevated indirect bilirubin and/or LDH? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
AST in IU/L		IU/L		1
lower limit of reference range for AST		IU/L
upper limit of reference range for AST		IU/L
platelet count per µL		per µL		1
Has the platelet count recently fallen significantly from previous levels? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
Is evidence of pre-eclampsia or eclampsia present?	Yes
number of features of the classic HELLP syndrome present	5
Should the treatment for the HELLP syndrome be started?	Yes	:-):-):-)