Throat surgery: practice question

A ENT 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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ENT · Throat surgery

Sample item

Which post-tonsillectomy symptom is an emergency?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Fresh oral or throat bleeding

Fresh bleeding after tonsillectomy can rapidly threaten airway and circulation and needs emergency assessment rather than routine home advice.

Option by option

  • A. White fossa slough

    White slough is usually normal healing.

  • B. Fresh oral or throat bleeding (correct)

    Correct: secondary haemorrhage requires urgent review.

  • C. Expected odynophagia

    Pain is common in normal recovery.

  • D. Referred ear pain

    Referred otalgia commonly accompanies throat inflammation.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is B, Fresh oral or throat bleeding. Fresh bleeding after tonsillectomy can rapidly threaten airway and circulation and needs emergency assessment rather than routine home advice.

Why is "White fossa slough" not the answer?

White slough is usually normal healing.

Why is "Expected odynophagia" not the answer?

Pain is common in normal recovery.

Why is "Referred ear pain" not the answer?

Referred otalgia commonly accompanies throat inflammation.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Throat surgery in ENT. The correct option holds because: Correct: secondary haemorrhage requires urgent review.

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 Throat surgery?

Learn tuning fork results and audiogram patterns by sketching them. Then use the flashcards and the other ENT 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.