The labor of a pregnant woman with preeclampsia is going to be induced.Before initiating the oxytocin (Pitocin)infusion,the nurse reviews the woman's latest laboratory test findings,which reveal a platelet count of 90,000 mm³,an elevated aspartate aminotransaminase (AST)level,and a falling hematocrit.The laboratory results are indicative of which condition?

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HELLP syndrome is a laboratory diagnosis for a variant of severe preeclampsia that involves hepatic dysfunction characterized by hemolysis (H),elevated liver (EL)enzymes,and low platelets (LP).Eclampsia is determined by the presence of seizures.DIC is a potential complication associated with HELLP syndrome.Idiopathic thrombocytopenia is the presence of low platelets of unknown cause and is not associated with preeclampsia.

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