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Diagnosis at a Glance: Partial Hydatidiform Molar Pregnancy

Emergency Medicine. 2017 January;49(1):41-42 | DOI: 10.12788/emed.2017.0006
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While hydatidiform pregnancies are relatively rare, EPs should be aware of the clinical and sonographic features of these diseases. This case, particularly given the atypical clinical presentation for a partial molar pregnancy, highlights the importance of ultrasound in pregnancy, and the utility of bedside ultrasound in the evaluation of the etiology of vaginal bleeding in the early pregnant patient that presents to the ED.