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Medical problems in pregnancy

A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.

A woman at 36 weeks has epigastric pain, BP 146/94, platelets 70, raised ALT and hemolysis on the film. What is the diagnosis?

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The answer is B: HELLP syndrome.

HELLP is a severe form of pre-eclampsia that may have only modest BP. Stabilize and deliver.

This question comes from Week 12 of MCC Vault: Pregnancy and birth. That week has 124 more exam-style questions like it, 5 short lessons and 150 flashcards. The course starts free with Week 1 and reaches this topic in week 12, as part of a five-month plan with full mock exams along the way.

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