Cardiology: practice question

A Pediatrics 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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Pediatrics · Cardiology

Sample item

What is a common feature of heart failure in an infant?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Poor feeding with tachypnea

Infant heart failure commonly causes tachypnea, sweating or fatigue during feeds, poor intake, and inadequate weight gain because feeding is a high-energy activity.

Option by option

  • A. Clear nasal discharge

    Nasal discharge alone does not indicate cardiac failure.

  • B. Painless rash

    Rash is not a core heart-failure feature.

  • C. Improved weight gain

    Weight gain is often impaired rather than improved.

  • D. Poor feeding with tachypnea (correct)

    Correct: poor feeding with tachypnea is typical infant heart failure.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is D, Poor feeding with tachypnea. Infant heart failure commonly causes tachypnea, sweating or fatigue during feeds, poor intake, and inadequate weight gain because feeding is a high-energy activity.

Why is "Clear nasal discharge" not the answer?

Nasal discharge alone does not indicate cardiac failure.

Why is "Painless rash" not the answer?

Rash is not a core heart-failure feature.

Why is "Improved weight gain" not the answer?

Weight gain is often impaired rather than improved.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Cardiology in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: poor feeding with tachypnea is typical infant heart failure.

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 Cardiology?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics 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.