Respiratory emergencies: 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 emergencies

Sample item

Which presentation is typical of viral croup?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Barking cough with inspiratory stridor

Croup causes upper-airway inflammation around the larynx and trachea, producing a barking cough, hoarse voice, and inspiratory stridor that can worsen at night.

Option by option

  • A. Wet cough with clubbing

    Clubbing reflects chronic hypoxic or inflammatory disease.

  • B. Barking cough with inspiratory stridor (correct)

    Correct: barking cough and inspiratory stridor are classic croup features.

  • C. Painless jaundice

    Jaundice is hepatobiliary or hematologic.

  • D. Sudden unilateral leg swelling

    Leg swelling has vascular and other causes.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is B, Barking cough with inspiratory stridor. Croup causes upper-airway inflammation around the larynx and trachea, producing a barking cough, hoarse voice, and inspiratory stridor that can worsen at night.

Why is "Wet cough with clubbing" not the answer?

Clubbing reflects chronic hypoxic or inflammatory disease.

Why is "Painless jaundice" not the answer?

Jaundice is hepatobiliary or hematologic.

Why is "Sudden unilateral leg swelling" not the answer?

Leg swelling has vascular and other causes.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Respiratory emergencies in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: barking cough and inspiratory stridor are classic 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 emergencies?

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.