Airway 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 · Airway management

Sample item

What is the role of a supraglottic airway device?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

A. Provide ventilation above the glottis

A supraglottic device sits over the laryngeal inlet and can provide ventilation in selected cases or rescue situations but does not protect every aspiration-risk airway.

Option by option

  • A. Provide ventilation above the glottis (correct)

    Correct: it ventilates without entering trachea.

  • B. Replace all tracheal intubation

    Intubation remains needed in some cases.

  • C. Deliver spinal anaesthesia

    Spinal anaesthesia is neuraxial.

  • D. Measure intracranial pressure

    It does not measure pressure.

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What is the answer to this Anaesthesia question?

The best answer is A, Provide ventilation above the glottis. A supraglottic device sits over the laryngeal inlet and can provide ventilation in selected cases or rescue situations but does not protect every aspiration-risk airway.

Why is "Replace all tracheal intubation" not the answer?

Intubation remains needed in some cases.

Why is "Deliver spinal anaesthesia" not the answer?

Spinal anaesthesia is neuraxial.

Why is "Measure intracranial pressure" not the answer?

It does not measure pressure.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Airway management in Anaesthesia. The correct option holds because: Correct: it ventilates without entering trachea.

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 Airway 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.