Preoperative Assessment of the Patient
- Previous year questions on Preoperative Assessment of the Patient 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.
- 71 live questions in Preoperative Assessment of the Patient.
- 5 of 71 questions carry a verified exam year: 2019, 2020.
- Anaesthesia is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.A patient posted for Lap Cholecystectomy had drug eluting stent placed two years back. Patient has no symptom since then. Which of the following set of investigation should be done in this patient.
- AECG, CBC, Stress echocardiography✓ Correct answer
- BECG, CBC, coronary angiography
- CECG, CBC Stress echocardiography, coronary angiography
- DCoronary angiography, thallium echocardiography
Q2.A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without an operation is put under which category as per the ASA Physical status classification system?
- AP2
- BP4
- CP5✓ Correct answer
- DP6
Q3.A 55yr old male patient with his HTN on ACE inhibitors and has CABG four years back is scheduled for hernia surgery He has good effort tolerance which of the following pre-op investigations are ordered
- ARoutine preop evaluation and clinical evaluation✓ Correct answer
- BRoutine preop & clinical& stress testing
- CRoutine preop , clinical, angiography to look for patency
- DRoutine preop + clinical exam +V/Q scan
Q4.All of the following may be used for premedication except
- ADiazepam
- BPethidine
- CAtropine
- DPancuronium✓ Correct answer
Q5.A 55yr old male patient with his HTN on ACE inhibitors and has CABG four years back is scheduled for hernia surgery He has good effort tolerance which of the following pre-op investigations are ordered
- ARoutine preop evaluation + clinical evaluation✓ Correct answer
- BRoutine preop +clinical+stress testing
- CRoutine preop + clinical +angiography to look for patency
- DRoutine preop + clinical exam +V/Q scan
Q6.Dose of atropine for premedication per kg body weight is
- A10 mg
- B0.1 mg
- C0.01 mg✓ Correct answer
- D0.001 mg
Q7.The patient with least risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during induction of anesthesia is:-
- AMarkedly obese and NPO for eight hours
- BFed coffee four hours before elective surgery✓ Correct answer
- CScheduled for elective cesarean delivery and NPO for 20 hours
- DNPO for four hours after a full meal
Q8.Which of the following is not a component of thoracoscore ?
- APerformance status
- BComplication of surgery✓ Correct answer
- CASA grading
- DPriority of Surgery
Q9.Which of these is most commonly used as pre-anesthetic medication?
- AAtropine
- BPromethazine
- CScopolamine
- DGlycopyrrolate✓ Correct answer
Q10.Lithium should be stopped how many days before anaesthesia
- A1 day
- B2 days
- C3 days✓ Correct answer
- D4 days
Answer key
Q1: A. ECG, CBC, Stress echocardiography; Q2: C. P5; Q3: A. Routine preop evaluation and clinical evaluation; Q4: D. Pancuronium; Q5: A. Routine preop evaluation + clinical evaluation; Q6: C. 0.01 mg; Q7: B. Fed coffee four hours before elective surgery; Q8: B. Complication of surgery; Q9: D. Glycopyrrolate; Q10: C. 3 days.
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