Cardiology: 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 · Cardiology

Sample item

What sign can suggest congenital heart disease in an infant?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Poor feeding with sweating

Feeding is strenuous for infants; heart failure from congenital heart disease may cause sweating, tachypnea, fatigue, and poor weight gain during feeds.

Option by option

  • A. Progressive myopia

    Myopia is a refractive eye issue.

  • B. Toenail discoloration

    Toenail discoloration does not suggest congenital heart disease.

  • C. Chronic otalgia

    Otalgia is ear pain.

  • D. Poor feeding with sweating (correct)

    Correct: sweating and fatigue during feeds suggest cardiac workload.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is D, Poor feeding with sweating. Feeding is strenuous for infants; heart failure from congenital heart disease may cause sweating, tachypnea, fatigue, and poor weight gain during feeds.

Why is "Progressive myopia" not the answer?

Myopia is a refractive eye issue.

Why is "Toenail discoloration" not the answer?

Toenail discoloration does not suggest congenital heart disease.

Why is "Chronic otalgia" not the answer?

Otalgia is ear pain.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Cardiology in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: sweating and fatigue during feeds suggest cardiac workload.

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?

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.