Postoperative care: Aldrete score: 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 · Postoperative care: Aldrete score

Sample item

The modified Aldrete score includes which of the following parameters?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Activity, respiration, circulation, consciousness and oxygen saturation

Each of the five items is scored 0 to 2, and a total of 9 or more is usually required before a patient is discharged from the recovery area. It is not used to judge readiness for home discharge.

Option by option

  • A. Orientation, reflexes, vision, hearing, power

    Those are neurological items.

  • B. Activity, respiration, circulation, consciousness and oxygen saturation (correct)

    Correct. These are the five Aldrete components.

  • C. Heart rate, blood sugar, creatinine, haemoglobin, pain

    Laboratory values are not part of Aldrete.

  • D. Temperature, pain, nausea, urine output, bleeding

    These are separate recovery items but not Aldrete criteria.

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What is the answer to this Anaesthesia question?

The best answer is B, Activity, respiration, circulation, consciousness and oxygen saturation. Each of the five items is scored 0 to 2, and a total of 9 or more is usually required before a patient is discharged from the recovery area.

Why is "Orientation, reflexes, vision, hearing, power" not the answer?

Those are neurological items.

Why is "Heart rate, blood sugar, creatinine, haemoglobin, pain" not the answer?

Laboratory values are not part of Aldrete.

Why is "Temperature, pain, nausea, urine output, bleeding" not the answer?

These are separate recovery items but not Aldrete criteria.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Postoperative care: Aldrete score in Anaesthesia. It is not used to judge readiness for home discharge.

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 Postoperative care: Aldrete score?

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.