Respiratory illness: practice question

A Pediatrics 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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Pediatrics · Respiratory illness

Sample item

What symptom is common in infant bronchiolitis?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Wheeze with breathing difficulty

Bronchiolitis causes inflammation and obstruction of small airways in infants, producing tachypnea, wheeze, crackles, feeding difficulty, and variable oxygen need.

Option by option

  • A. Hematemesis

    Hematemesis is upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

  • B. Painless jaundice

    Jaundice is unrelated to bronchiolar inflammation.

  • C. Wheeze with breathing difficulty (correct)

    Correct: wheeze and respiratory effort are common bronchiolitis features.

  • D. Unilateral blindness

    Blindness is not a bronchiolitis symptom.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is C, Wheeze with breathing difficulty. Bronchiolitis causes inflammation and obstruction of small airways in infants, producing tachypnea, wheeze, crackles, feeding difficulty, and variable oxygen need.

Why is "Hematemesis" not the answer?

Hematemesis is upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Why is "Painless jaundice" not the answer?

Jaundice is unrelated to bronchiolar inflammation.

Why is "Unilateral blindness" not the answer?

Blindness is not a bronchiolitis symptom.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Respiratory illness in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: wheeze and respiratory effort are common bronchiolitis features.

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 Respiratory illness?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics 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.