Vascular surgery: practice question

A General Surgery 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 Surgery · Vascular surgery

Sample item

What is the priority when a known abdominal aortic aneurysm patient develops sudden abdominal and back pain with collapse?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Treat as possible rupture and activate emergency vascular management

Sudden abdominal or back pain with collapse in a patient at risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture is a time-critical vascular emergency requiring resuscitation, permissive hypotension where appropriate, and immediate vascular-team involvement.

Option by option

  • A. Start speech therapy

    Speech therapy does not address haemodynamic collapse.

  • B. Prescribe topical emollient

    Emollient treatment has no role in internal vascular haemorrhage.

  • C. Treat as possible rupture and activate emergency vascular management (correct)

    Correct: suspected ruptured aneurysm needs immediate emergency management.

  • D. Arrange a routine annual review

    Routine review is unsafe in a possible rupture.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is C, Treat as possible rupture and activate emergency vascular management. Sudden abdominal or back pain with collapse in a patient at risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture is a time-critical vascular emergency requiring resuscitation, permissive hypotension where appropriate, and immediate vascular-team involvement.

Why is "Start speech therapy" not the answer?

Speech therapy does not address haemodynamic collapse.

Why is "Prescribe topical emollient" not the answer?

Emollient treatment has no role in internal vascular haemorrhage.

Why is "Arrange a routine annual review" not the answer?

Routine review is unsafe in a possible rupture.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Vascular surgery in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: suspected ruptured aneurysm needs immediate emergency management.

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 Vascular surgery?

Learn classic signs and eponyms alongside what they diagnose. Then use the flashcards and the other General Surgery 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.