Hypertensive disorders: practice question

A OBG 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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OBG · Hypertensive disorders

Sample item

Which feature makes preeclampsia more likely after 20 weeks' gestation?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. New hypertension with proteinuria or organ dysfunction

Preeclampsia is new-onset hypertension after midpregnancy with proteinuria or maternal organ dysfunction, and can progress to severe maternal and fetal complications.

Option by option

  • A. Stable myopia

    Myopia is unrelated to preeclampsia criteria.

  • B. Isolated fetal hiccups

    Fetal hiccups do not diagnose maternal hypertension.

  • C. New hypertension with proteinuria or organ dysfunction (correct)

    Correct: hypertension plus proteinuria or organ injury fits preeclampsia.

  • D. Mild nausea in first trimester

    First-trimester nausea is common and nonspecific.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is C, New hypertension with proteinuria or organ dysfunction. Preeclampsia is new-onset hypertension after midpregnancy with proteinuria or maternal organ dysfunction, and can progress to severe maternal and fetal complications.

Why is "Stable myopia" not the answer?

Myopia is unrelated to preeclampsia criteria.

Why is "Isolated fetal hiccups" not the answer?

Fetal hiccups do not diagnose maternal hypertension.

Why is "Mild nausea in first trimester" not the answer?

First-trimester nausea is common and nonspecific.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Hypertensive disorders in OBG. The correct option holds because: Correct: hypertension plus proteinuria or organ injury fits preeclampsia.

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 Hypertensive disorders?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG 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.