Preeclampsia, HELLP Syndrome, and Postpartum Renal Failure with Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy: Case Report and a Brief Review of Postpartum Renal Failure

Table 4

Diagnostic criteria for HELLP syndrome fulfilled by our patient.

Definition	Laboratory range	Met or unmet
Hemolysis	Peripheral smear: schistocytes and burr cells (>5/HPF)	Yes
	Serum bilirubin: >1.2 mg/dl	No
	Haptoglobin: <25 mg/dl	Yes
	x the upper limit of normal	Yes
	Anemia: and not related to blood loss	Yes
Elevated liver function tests	AST/x the upper limit of normal	Yes
Low platelets	<100,000 cells/μl	Yes

AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase.