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 sound is characteristic of viral croup?

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

The answer and the reasoning

A. Barking cough with stridor

Croup produces subglottic airway narrowing, resulting in a barking cough and inspiratory stridor that can worsen at night.

Option by option

  • A. Barking cough with stridor (correct)

    Correct: barking cough and stridor are croup features.

  • B. Absent bowel sounds

    Absent bowel sounds are abdominal findings.

  • C. Fine basal crackles

    Basal crackles suggest lower-respiratory or fluid pathology.

  • D. Cardiac murmur

    Cardiac murmur is a heart sound.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is A, Barking cough with stridor. Croup produces subglottic airway narrowing, resulting in a barking cough and inspiratory stridor that can worsen at night.

Why is "Absent bowel sounds" not the answer?

Absent bowel sounds are abdominal findings.

Why is "Fine basal crackles" not the answer?

Basal crackles suggest lower-respiratory or fluid pathology.

Why is "Cardiac murmur" not the answer?

Cardiac murmur is a heart sound.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Respiratory illness in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: barking cough and stridor are croup 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.