Acute abdomen: 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 · Acute abdomen

Sample item

Which symptom pattern suggests intussusception?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Intermittent severe crying with red currant jelly stool

Intussusception causes episodic colicky pain as bowel telescopes, and ischemia can produce bloody mucus stools; urgent imaging and reduction are needed.

Option by option

  • A. Intermittent severe crying with red currant jelly stool (correct)

    Correct: episodic pain with red currant jelly stool is characteristic.

  • B. Chronic sneezing after pollen

    Pollen sneezing is allergic rhinitis.

  • C. Painless earwax

    Earwax does not cause bowel obstruction.

  • D. Gradual myopia

    Myopia is a refractive condition.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is A, Intermittent severe crying with red currant jelly stool. Intussusception causes episodic colicky pain as bowel telescopes, and ischemia can produce bloody mucus stools; urgent imaging and reduction are needed.

Why is "Chronic sneezing after pollen" not the answer?

Pollen sneezing is allergic rhinitis.

Why is "Painless earwax" not the answer?

Earwax does not cause bowel obstruction.

Why is "Gradual myopia" not the answer?

Myopia is a refractive condition.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Acute abdomen in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: episodic pain with red currant jelly stool is characteristic.

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 Acute abdomen?

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.