What finding on a prenatal visit at 10 weeks might suggest a hydatidiform mole?
a. Complaint of frequent mild nausea
b. Blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg
c. Fundal height measurement of 18 cm
d. History of bright red spotting for 1 day, weeks ago
C
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A Nausea increases in a molar pregnancy because of the increased production of
hCG.
B A woman with a molar pregnancy may have early-onset pregnancy-induced
hypertension.
C The uterus in a hydatidiform molar pregnancy is often larger than would be
expected on the basis of the duration of the pregnancy.
D The history of bleeding is normally described as being brownish.
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