Laryngeal disease: croup: practice question

A ENT 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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ENT · Laryngeal disease: croup

Sample item

A toddler has a barking cough, hoarse voice, and inspiratory stridor that is worse overnight. What is the likely diagnosis?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Croup

Croup is viral laryngotracheobronchitis causing barking cough, hoarseness, and stridor. Severity depends on work of breathing, stridor at rest, and fatigue.

Option by option

  • A. Bronchiolitis

    Bronchiolitis causes lower-airway wheeze or crackles.

  • B. Epiglottitis

    Epiglottitis has prominent drooling and toxic appearance.

  • C. Croup (correct)

    Correct. Barking cough with stridor is classic croup.

  • D. Foreign body in the esophagus

    Esophageal foreign body causes dysphagia rather than typical barky cough.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is C, Croup. Croup is viral laryngotracheobronchitis causing barking cough, hoarseness, and stridor.

Why is "Bronchiolitis" not the answer?

Bronchiolitis causes lower-airway wheeze or crackles.

Why is "Epiglottitis" not the answer?

Epiglottitis has prominent drooling and toxic appearance.

Why is "Foreign body in the esophagus" not the answer?

Esophageal foreign body causes dysphagia rather than typical barky cough.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Laryngeal disease: croup in ENT. Severity depends on work of breathing, stridor at rest, and fatigue.

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 Laryngeal disease: croup?

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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.