Breast health: practice question

A OBG question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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OBG · Breast health

Sample item

What symptom may suggest a breast abscess during lactation?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

D. Fluctuant painful breast mass with fever

A lactational abscess can cause focal fluctuant breast swelling, pain, erythema, and fever due to a localized collection of pus requiring assessment.

Option by option

  • A. Painless visual loss

    Visual loss is unrelated to breast infection.

  • B. Hematuria

    Hematuria is bleeding in the urinary tract.

  • C. Chronic ear pain

    Ear pain localizes to otologic disease.

  • D. Fluctuant painful breast mass with fever (correct)

    Correct: focal fluctuance with fever suggests a breast abscess.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is D, Fluctuant painful breast mass with fever. A lactational abscess can cause focal fluctuant breast swelling, pain, erythema, and fever due to a localized collection of pus requiring assessment.

Why is "Painless visual loss" not the answer?

Visual loss is unrelated to breast infection.

Why is "Hematuria" not the answer?

Hematuria is bleeding in the urinary tract.

Why is "Chronic ear pain" not the answer?

Ear pain localizes to otologic disease.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Breast health in OBG. The correct option holds because: Correct: focal fluctuance with fever suggests a breast abscess.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Breast health?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.