Approach to Diarrhoea
- Previous year questions on Approach to Diarrhoea for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 10 live questions in Approach to Diarrhoea.
- 1 of 10 questions carries a verified exam year: 2019.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.A patient with necrotizing fasciitis is treated with antibiotics and debridement. He got discharged on wound recovery. Now he came back after 10 days with diarrhea and fever. The following are done except:-
- AContinue same antibiotic✓ Correct answer
- BStop loperamide
- COral Vancomycin is the drug of choice
- DWashing hands with soap is superior to washing hands with alcohol based hand sanitizers to stop the spread of diarrhea.
Q2.A 45-year-old woman undergoes an uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy for which she receives 1 dose of cephalosporin. One week later, she returns to the emergency room with fever, nausea, and copious diarrhea and is suspected of having pseudomembranous colitis. She is afebrile and has no peritoneal signs on abdominal examination. She has a mild leukocytosis with a left shift. Which of the following is the appropriate initial management strategy?
- AAdministration of an antidiarrheal agent
- BExploratory laparotomy with left hemi-colectomy and colostomy
- CExploratory laparotomy with subtotal abdominal colectomy and ileostomy
- DAdministration of oral metronidazole✓ Correct answer
Q3.The following are causes of secretory diarrhoea except - a) Vibrio cholerae b) Inflammatory bowel disease c) Lactose intolerance d) Gastrinoma
- Aa
- Bc
- Cac
- Dbc✓ Correct answer
Q4."Fecal" leucocytes are absent in all of the following, except:
- AGiardiasis
- BCryptosporidiosis
- CCampylobacter infection✓ Correct answer
- DClostridium perfringens infection
Q5.Fecal leukocytes are absent in all of the following infections, EXCEPT:
- AGiardiasis
- BCryptosporidiosis
- CCampylobacter infection✓ Correct answer
- DClostridium perfringens infection
Q6.Secretory diarrhea is not seen in:
- APhenolphthalein
- BCeliac disease✓ Correct answer
- CCholera
- DAddison's Disease
Q7.Which is a feature of osmotic diarrhoea :
- AVolume >1litre
- BDecreases/stops with fasting✓ Correct answer
- CMostly infectious etiology
- DOsmotic gap <50mmol
Q8.Which of the following conditions does not cause secretory diarrhea?
- AMedullary carcinoma of thyroid
- BSomatostatinoma✓ Correct answer
- CCarcinoid syndrome
- DZollinger-Elison syndrome
Q9.Which is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis?
- ANorovirus✓ Correct answer
- BRotavirus
- CSalmonella
- DE.coli
Q10.Mucosal invasion of intestine causes which type of diarrhea ?
- AWatery diarrhea
- BRice stool
- CDysentery✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Continue same antibiotic; Q2: D. Administration of oral metronidazole; Q3: D. bc; Q4: C. Campylobacter infection; Q5: C. Campylobacter infection; Q6: B. Celiac disease; Q7: B. Decreases/stops with fasting; Q8: B. Somatostatinoma; Q9: A. Norovirus; Q10: C. Dysentery.
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