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Can Procardia Cause H.E.L.L.P Syndrome?
Could taking Procardia cause H.E.L.L.P syndrome? I am an RN and had a mother 33 3/7 pregnant with twins. Small irritability contractions. Gave Procardia 20mg... 20 minutes later 10mg and 20 minutes after that 10mg. She was thin fit and BP was 103/65 110/68 ish before Procardia. After it remained normal actually even better 113/75 et. 1 hour later she came back throwing up, holding her belly, and was transferred to higher level of care. Her Platelets were 60 then down to 10. NO predisposing problems before I gave that Procardia. What do you think?
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
Procardia (Nifedipine) causing HELLP syndrome is a very unlikely phenomenon. There are no reports of such cases in medical literature.
There are no warnings for nifedipine that it may cause HELLP syndrome. So, I would suggest you to stop thinking about nifedipine as the sole precipitating agent. There are many reasons to develop HELLP syndrome including some genetic predisposition.
Hope this helps. Thanks.
There are no warnings for nifedipine that it may cause HELLP syndrome. So, I would suggest you to stop thinking about nifedipine as the sole precipitating agent. There are many reasons to develop HELLP syndrome including some genetic predisposition.
Hope this helps. Thanks.
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