Vascular surgery: 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 · Vascular surgery

Sample item

Which symptom is typical of acute limb ischaemia?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Sudden painful pale pulseless limb

Acute limb ischaemia presents suddenly with pain, pallor, pulselessness, sensory or motor deficit, and needs urgent vascular assessment.

Option by option

  • A. Productive cough with fever

    Cough and fever suggest respiratory infection.

  • B. Gradual painless hair loss only

    Hair loss alone is not acute threatened limb ischaemia.

  • C. Itchy symmetric elbow plaques

    Elbow plaques are dermatological.

  • D. Sudden painful pale pulseless limb (correct)

    Correct: sudden threatened perfusion produces the classic limb findings.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is D, Sudden painful pale pulseless limb. Acute limb ischaemia presents suddenly with pain, pallor, pulselessness, sensory or motor deficit, and needs urgent vascular assessment.

Why is "Productive cough with fever" not the answer?

Cough and fever suggest respiratory infection.

Why is "Gradual painless hair loss only" not the answer?

Hair loss alone is not acute threatened limb ischaemia.

Why is "Itchy symmetric elbow plaques" not the answer?

Elbow plaques are dermatological.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Vascular surgery in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: sudden threatened perfusion produces the classic limb findings.

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 Vascular surgery?

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.