Perioperative Anaesthetic Complications
- Previous year questions on Perioperative Anaesthetic Complications 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.
- 69 live questions in Perioperative Anaesthetic Complications.
- 7 of 69 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 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.True regarding hypothermia during Anesthesia is
- AOccurs in all types of Anaesthesia
- BTreated with warm saline✓ Correct answer
- CIs beneficial to patients
- DMechanism of heat loss is conduction
Q2.Drug used for post-operative shivering -
- AAtropine
- BPethidine✓ Correct answer
- CThiopentone
- DSuxamethonium
Q3.Which channel is defective in "Malignant Hyperpyrexia"?
- ASodium
- BPotassium
- CCalcium✓ Correct answer
- DMagnesium
Q4.Mill Wheel Murmur heard in case of
- AAir embolism✓ Correct answer
- BAortic dissection
- CCoarctation of aorta
- DAbdominal aortic aneurysm
Q5.A cardiovascular parameter helpful in diagnosis of anaphylaxis during anaesthesia:
- ADysrhythmia
- BBradycardia
- CIncreased peripheral vascular resistance
- DHypotension✓ Correct answer
Q6.Intubation induced laryngeal spasm can not be prevented by
- ALocal anaesthesia spray
- BFentanyl
- CDiltiazem✓ Correct answer
- DPromethazine
Q7.Anaphylaxis is caused by
- AN2O
- BAlthesin✓ Correct answer
- CHalothane
- DPropofol
Q8.Peri-operative respiratory failure is
- AType 1
- BType 2
- CType 3✓ Correct answer
- DType 4
Q9.Anaphylaxis occurring at the end of anaesthesia is due to:
- AInhalational agents
- BOpioids
- CNSAIDs
- DLatex allergy✓ Correct answer
Q10.True regarding hypothermia during Anaesthesia is
- AOccurs in all types of Anaesthesia
- BTreated with warm saline✓ Correct answer
- CIs beneficial to patients
- DMechanism of heat loss is conduction
Answer key
Q1: B. Treated with warm saline; Q2: B. Pethidine; Q3: C. Calcium; Q4: A. Air embolism; Q5: D. Hypotension; Q6: C. Diltiazem; Q7: B. Althesin; Q8: C. Type 3; Q9: D. Latex allergy; Q10: B. Treated with warm saline.
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