Urology: 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 · Urology

Sample item

What is a key initial step in suspected urinary retention with painful suprapubic distension?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Assess promptly and decompress the bladder when indicated

Acute urinary retention can cause severe discomfort and renal complications, so prompt assessment and catheter drainage are commonly required when appropriate.

Option by option

  • A. Encourage prolonged fluid restriction

    Fluid restriction does not relieve the obstruction.

  • B. Assess promptly and decompress the bladder when indicated (correct)

    Correct: decompression relieves obstruction and allows evaluation.

  • C. Ignore the abdominal finding

    Ignoring retention risks kidney injury.

  • D. Apply a topical emollient

    Emollient does not treat bladder distension.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is B, Assess promptly and decompress the bladder when indicated. Acute urinary retention can cause severe discomfort and renal complications, so prompt assessment and catheter drainage are commonly required when appropriate.

Why is "Encourage prolonged fluid restriction" not the answer?

Fluid restriction does not relieve the obstruction.

Why is "Ignore the abdominal finding" not the answer?

Ignoring retention risks kidney injury.

Why is "Apply a topical emollient" not the answer?

Emollient does not treat bladder distension.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Urology in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: decompression relieves obstruction and allows evaluation.

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 Urology?

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.