Pain management: practice question

A Anaesthesia 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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Anaesthesia · Pain management

Sample item

What is the principle of multimodal postoperative analgesia?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Use complementary methods to reduce opioid exposure

Multimodal analgesia combines agents and techniques with different mechanisms, improving pain control while reducing dose-dependent opioid adverse effects when appropriate.

Option by option

  • A. Avoid assessing pain

    Pain must be assessed regularly.

  • B. Use complementary methods to reduce opioid exposure (correct)

    Correct: complementary methods can reduce opioid requirements.

  • C. Treat every patient identically

    Analgesia should be individualized.

  • D. Use opioids alone at maximum dose

    Maximum opioid-only treatment raises adverse-effect risk.

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What is the answer to this Anaesthesia question?

The best answer is B, Use complementary methods to reduce opioid exposure. Multimodal analgesia combines agents and techniques with different mechanisms, improving pain control while reducing dose-dependent opioid adverse effects when appropriate.

Why is "Avoid assessing pain" not the answer?

Pain must be assessed regularly.

Why is "Treat every patient identically" not the answer?

Analgesia should be individualized.

Why is "Use opioids alone at maximum dose" not the answer?

Maximum opioid-only treatment raises adverse-effect risk.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Pain management in Anaesthesia. The correct option holds because: Correct: complementary methods can reduce opioid requirements.

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 Pain management?

Make a table of each agent, its key advantage and its main side effect. Then use the flashcards and the other Anaesthesia 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.