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A 30-year-old prim gravid female at 16 weeks' gestation comes to the physician for a routine prenatal examination. She has no pre-existing medical conditions and thus far her pregnancy has been…

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A 30-year-old prim gravid female at 16 weeks' gestation comes to the physician for a routine prenatal examination. She has no pre-existing medical conditions and thus far her pregnancy has been uncomplicated. She currently takes prenatal vitamins and iron supplements. Vitals reveal a blood pressure of 160/110 mmHg. Urinalysis reveals 3+- proteinuria. The most likely cause of these findings is

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  • Aanencephaly
  • Bhydatidiform mole
  • Cmaternal renal disease
  • Dneural tube defects
  • Etwin gestation

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#hydatidiform mole#gestational trophoblastic disease#early hypertension in pregnancy#proteinuria
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