Cardiology: practice question

A General Medicine 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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General Medicine · Cardiology

Sample item

What symptom commonly occurs in left-sided heart failure?

ADysphagiaBPainless jaundiceCBreathlessnessDHearing loss

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Breathlessness

Left-sided heart failure raises pulmonary venous pressure and can cause pulmonary congestion, producing exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.

Option by option

A. Dysphagia
Dysphagia does not define left-sided heart failure.
B. Painless jaundice
Jaundice is not a typical primary left-heart-failure symptom.
C. Breathlessness (correct)
Correct: pulmonary congestion commonly causes breathlessness.
D. Hearing loss
Hearing loss is unrelated to pulmonary venous congestion.

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Questions about this General Medicine question

What is the answer to this General Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Breathlessness. Left-sided heart failure raises pulmonary venous pressure and can cause pulmonary congestion, producing exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.

Why is "Dysphagia" not the answer?

Dysphagia does not define left-sided heart failure.

Why is "Painless jaundice" not the answer?

Jaundice is not a typical primary left-heart-failure symptom.

Why is "Hearing loss" not the answer?

Hearing loss is unrelated to pulmonary venous congestion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Cardiology in General Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: pulmonary congestion commonly causes breathlessness.

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 Cardiology?

For each disease know the classic presentation, the best test, and the first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other General Medicine 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.