Blood 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 · Blood management

Sample item

What is the purpose of a surgical time-out before incision?

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

The answer and the reasoning

B. Confirm patient, procedure, site, and key risks

A time-out is a team safety check that verifies identity, procedure, laterality, allergies, equipment, and anticipated critical events before incision.

Option by option

  • A. Measure haemoglobin after every incision

    Haemoglobin testing is not its main purpose.

  • B. Confirm patient, procedure, site, and key risks (correct)

    Correct: verification prevents wrong-patient or wrong-site events.

  • C. Avoid marking operative site

    Site marking supports the time-out.

  • D. Replace consent discussion

    Consent remains separate.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Anaesthesia question?

The best answer is B, Confirm patient, procedure, site, and key risks. A time-out is a team safety check that verifies identity, procedure, laterality, allergies, equipment, and anticipated critical events before incision.

Why is "Measure haemoglobin after every incision" not the answer?

Haemoglobin testing is not its main purpose.

Why is "Avoid marking operative site" not the answer?

Site marking supports the time-out.

Why is "Replace consent discussion" not the answer?

Consent remains separate.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Blood management in Anaesthesia. The correct option holds because: Correct: verification prevents wrong-patient or wrong-site events.

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 Blood 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.