Antenatal care: practice question

A OBG 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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OBG · Antenatal care

Sample item

Which symptom in pregnancy requires urgent assessment for possible pre-eclampsia?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Severe headache with visual disturbance

Severe headache and visual symptoms can indicate severe pre-eclampsia with neurological involvement and warrant immediate blood-pressure and maternal assessment.

Option by option

  • A. Isolated increased appetite

    Appetite change is not a pre-eclampsia red flag.

  • B. Severe headache with visual disturbance (correct)

    Correct: neurological symptoms are severe-disease warning signs.

  • C. Brief hiccups after meals

    Hiccups do not suggest hypertensive pregnancy disease.

  • D. Mild morning nausea

    Morning nausea is common in early pregnancy.

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What is the answer to this OBG question?

The best answer is B, Severe headache with visual disturbance. Severe headache and visual symptoms can indicate severe pre-eclampsia with neurological involvement and warrant immediate blood-pressure and maternal assessment.

Why is "Isolated increased appetite" not the answer?

Appetite change is not a pre-eclampsia red flag.

Why is "Brief hiccups after meals" not the answer?

Hiccups do not suggest hypertensive pregnancy disease.

Why is "Mild morning nausea" not the answer?

Morning nausea is common in early pregnancy.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Antenatal care in OBG. The correct option holds because: Correct: neurological symptoms are severe-disease warning signs.

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 Antenatal care?

Learn management algorithms as steps: PPH, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy. Then use the flashcards and the other OBG 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.