Nutrition: 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 · Nutrition

Sample item

Which postoperative patient is most likely to need early dietitian and nutrition-team input?

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

The answer and the reasoning

A. Patient unable to meet nutritional needs for several days after major surgery

Major surgery increases metabolic demands, and sustained inability to eat adequately raises risks of infection, poor wound healing, and muscle loss; early nutrition planning considers enteral feeding whenever the gut is usable.

Option by option

  • A. Patient unable to meet nutritional needs for several days after major surgery (correct)

    Correct: prolonged inadequate intake after major surgery requires nutrition planning.

  • B. Patient drinking normally after a minor procedure

    Normal oral intake after a minor procedure usually does not need urgent nutrition support.

  • C. Patient requesting a new hairstyle

    Hairstyle preference is unrelated to surgical nutrition.

  • D. Patient with a healed paper cut

    A healed paper cut does not create a postoperative nutritional risk.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is A, Patient unable to meet nutritional needs for several days after major surgery. Major surgery increases metabolic demands, and sustained inability to eat adequately raises risks of infection, poor wound healing, and muscle loss; early nutrition planning considers enteral feeding whenever the gut is usable.

Why is "Patient drinking normally after a minor procedure" not the answer?

Normal oral intake after a minor procedure usually does not need urgent nutrition support.

Why is "Patient requesting a new hairstyle" not the answer?

Hairstyle preference is unrelated to surgical nutrition.

Why is "Patient with a healed paper cut" not the answer?

A healed paper cut does not create a postoperative nutritional risk.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Nutrition in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: prolonged inadequate intake after major surgery requires nutrition planning.

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 Nutrition?

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.