Airway management: practice question

A Anaesthesia 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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Anaesthesia · Airway management

Sample item

What is a difficult-airway plan intended to ensure?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Preparation for rescue strategies

A difficult-airway plan anticipates failed approaches and prepares equipment, skilled help, oxygenation methods, and rescue options before induction.

Option by option

  • A. Preparation for rescue strategies (correct)

    Correct: planning provides safe rescue options if airway difficulty occurs.

  • B. Skip monitoring

    Monitoring is necessary during airway intervention.

  • C. No team communication

    Clear team communication is vital in difficult-airway care.

  • D. Avoid oxygenation

    Oxygenation is the priority throughout airway management.

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What is the answer to this Anaesthesia question?

The best answer is A, Preparation for rescue strategies. A difficult-airway plan anticipates failed approaches and prepares equipment, skilled help, oxygenation methods, and rescue options before induction.

Why is "Skip monitoring" not the answer?

Monitoring is necessary during airway intervention.

Why is "No team communication" not the answer?

Clear team communication is vital in difficult-airway care.

Why is "Avoid oxygenation" not the answer?

Oxygenation is the priority throughout airway management.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Airway management in Anaesthesia. The correct option holds because: Correct: planning provides safe rescue options if airway difficulty occurs.

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 Airway management?

Make a table of each agent, its key advantage and its main side effect. Then use the flashcards and the other Anaesthesia 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.