Pain Management: Postoperative, Chronic and Cancer Pain
- Previous year questions on Pain Management: Postoperative, Chronic and Cancer Pain for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anaesthesia section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 17 live questions in Pain Management: Postoperative, Chronic and Cancer Pain.
- 1 of 17 questions carries a verified exam year: 2019.
- Anaesthesia is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.The advantage of using epidural opioids over local anaesthetics are all except
- ALess hypotension
- BNo motor block
- CFrequent injections not required
- DLess expensive✓ Correct answer
Q2.False statement regarding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is?
- AType 1 CRPS occurs following a nerve injury✓ Correct answer
- BType 1 CRPS is also called as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- CIt occurs due to adrenergic sensitivity of afferent nociceptors
- DCRPS Type 1 resolves with symptomatic treatment
Q3.The effect of chilling in refrigeration analgesia includes
- AInterference with conduction of nerve impulse
- BReduction of metabolic rate and oxygen requirement
- CInhibition of bacterial growth and infection
- DAll of the above✓ Correct answer
Q4.The case of biliary duct stricture with retching and vomiting, given 3mg morphine epidurally daily, one day 12 mg mistakenly dose of epidural, morphine given. Not present:-
- AItching
- BUrinary retention
- CIncrease vomiting
- DOverstimulation of respiratory centre✓ Correct answer
Q5.Which is the most preferred route for drug administration in the management of chronic pain
- AIntrathecal
- BOral✓ Correct answer
- CSubdermal
- DIntravenous
Q6.In extraction, best time to administer analgesics is:
- ABefore anaesthesia wears off✓ Correct answer
- BPrior to extraction
- CWhen pain is moderate to severe
- DAfter anaesthesia wears off
Q7.True statement regarding pain management in critical care
- AIt is estimated that 45% of critical care patients remember experiencing pain during their stay
- BThe Behaviourial Pain Scale (BPS) is composed of four observational areas and is scored from 0 to a maximum of 8
- CThe Critical-care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) is not suitable for intubated patients
- DUncontrolled pain has been linked to adverse patient consequences✓ Correct answer
Q8.Which is not an ideal method of post operative analgesia?
- APatient controlled analgesia
- BContinuous epidural with local anesthetics
- CIntercostal nerve block
- DCryoanalgesia✓ Correct answer
Q9.Epidural narcotic is preferred over epidural LA because it causes
- ALess respiratory depression
- BLess dose is required
- CNo motor paralysis✓ Correct answer
- DNo retention of urine
Q10.A patient with an abdominal malignancy underwent procedure for celiac plexus block. Which of the following can be the most common complication in this patient?
- AHypotension✓ Correct answer
- BRetroperitoneal hemorrhage
- CPneumothorax
- DIntravascular injection
Answer key
Q1: D. Less expensive; Q2: A. Type 1 CRPS occurs following a nerve injury; Q3: D. All of the above; Q4: D. Overstimulation of respiratory centre; Q5: B. Oral; Q6: A. Before anaesthesia wears off; Q7: D. Uncontrolled pain has been linked to adverse patient consequences; Q8: D. Cryoanalgesia; Q9: C. No motor paralysis; Q10: A. Hypotension.
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- Preoperative Assessment of the Patient
- Intraoperative CNS and CVS Monitoring
- Respiratory Monitoring During Anaesthesia
- Devices for Airway Management
- Intubation
- Anaesthetic Breathing Circuits
- The Anaesthesia Machine and Workstation
- Basic and Paediatric Life Support (BLS and PALS)
- ACLS
- Ventilators and O2 Delivery Devices
- Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers
- Non-Depolarising Neuromuscular Blockers
- Inhaled Anaesthetics: Basic Properties, N2O and Halothane
- Inhaled Anaesthetics: Fluorinated and Inert Agents with Therapeutic Gases
- Intravenous Anaesthesia: Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines and Propofol
- Intravenous Anaesthesia: Etomidate, Ketamine and Day-care Surgery
- Local Anaesthetics: Pharmacology and Properties
- Local Anaesthetics: Individual Agents
- Regional Anaesthesia: Methods and Approaches
- Regional Anaesthesia: Risks and Contraindications
- Peripheral Nerve Blockade
- Anaesthetic Implications of Coexisting Disease
- Anaesthesia in Paediatrics and Obstetrics
- Perioperative Anaesthetic Complications