Regional anesthesia: 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 · Regional anesthesia

Sample item

What is a major advantage of a peripheral nerve block?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Targeted analgesia with reduced systemic opioid need

Peripheral nerve blocks can provide site-specific analgesia and reduce opioid requirements, but require consent, trained technique, monitoring, and awareness of toxicity or nerve injury risk.

Option by option

  • A. No need for consent

    Valid consent remains necessary.

  • B. Targeted analgesia with reduced systemic opioid need (correct)

    Correct: targeted analgesia can reduce systemic opioid exposure.

  • C. Guaranteed absence of complications

    Blocks have risks and cannot guarantee no complications.

  • D. No monitoring required

    Monitoring remains required.

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What is the answer to this Anaesthesia question?

The best answer is B, Targeted analgesia with reduced systemic opioid need. Peripheral nerve blocks can provide site-specific analgesia and reduce opioid requirements, but require consent, trained technique, monitoring, and awareness of toxicity or nerve injury risk.

Why is "No need for consent" not the answer?

Valid consent remains necessary.

Why is "Guaranteed absence of complications" not the answer?

Blocks have risks and cannot guarantee no complications.

Why is "No monitoring required" not the answer?

Monitoring remains required.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Regional anesthesia in Anaesthesia. The correct option holds because: Correct: targeted analgesia can reduce systemic opioid exposure.

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 Regional anesthesia?

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.