Neonatal Conditions Requiring Special Care
- Previous year questions on Neonatal Conditions Requiring Special Care for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Paediatrics section of the exam.
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- 33 live questions in Neonatal Conditions Requiring Special Care.
- 1 of 33 questions carries a verified exam year: 2019.
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- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.A premature infant born at 34 weeks presented with acute onset lethargy and cessation of feeding. The imaging modality of choice to screen for intraventricular haemorrhage is
- ANCCT
- BTranscranial USG✓ Correct answer
- CMRI
- DPlain radiograph
Q2.Most common complication in small for date babies is
- AIntraventricular hemorrhage
- BHypoglycemia✓ Correct answer
- CHypocalcemia
- DHyaline Membrane Disease
Q3.What is the technique which has the tremendous role on very low birth weight infants?
- AKangaroo Mother Care✓ Correct answer
- BAiding sleep technique
- CTechnique to avoid SIDS
- DNone of the above
Q4.Which among the following is not included in the triad of necrotizing enterocolitis
- AThrombocytopenia
- BMetabolic acidosis
- CHypokalemia✓ Correct answer
- DHyponatremia
Q5.A 3 days old baby is admitted with intraventricular hemorrhage. Baby develops abdominal distention. The X-ray abdomen showed pneumatosis portalis. Stage the necrotizing enterocolitis:
- A1b
- B2a
- C2b✓ Correct answer
- D3a
Q6.Asphyxial injury in a term baby is characterized by all except –
- ASeizures
- BDifferential hypotonia (lower limbs > upper limbs)✓ Correct answer
- CAltered sensorium
- DDifficulty in clearing oral secretions
Q7.Infant of diabetic mother with weight 3.8 Kg presented with seizures after 16 hours of birth.What is the cause –
- AHypoglycemia✓ Correct answer
- BHypocalcemia
- CBirth asphyxia
- DIntraventricular hemorrhage
Q8.All of the following groups of newborns are at an increased risk of hypoglycemia except –
- ABirth asphyxia
- BRespiratory distress syndrome
- CMaternal diabetes
- DPost term infant✓ Correct answer
Q9.After the delivery of an infant of diabetic mother, blood glucose of the infant was 60 mg/dt. Which other investigation docs the sister expects that the physician would ask her to do?
- ASerum potassium
- BCBC
- CSerum calcium✓ Correct answer
- DSerum chloride
Q10.Baby born to DM have following except:
- AHypercalcemia✓ Correct answer
- BHypokalemia
- CHypoglycemia
- DObesity
Answer key
Q1: B. Transcranial USG; Q2: B. Hypoglycemia; Q3: A. Kangaroo Mother Care; Q4: C. Hypokalemia; Q5: C. 2b; Q6: B. Differential hypotonia (lower limbs > upper limbs); Q7: A. Hypoglycemia; Q8: D. Post term infant; Q9: C. Serum calcium; Q10: A. Hypercalcemia.
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- Protein-Energy Malnutrition
- Fat-Soluble Vitamin Deficiencies
- Water-Soluble Vitamin and Trace Element Deficiencies
- Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Inheritance Disorders
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Inborn Errors of Amino Acid Metabolism
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- Surgical GI Conditions in Children
- Medical GI Conditions in Children
- Paediatric Liver Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn
- Respiratory Disorders in Childhood
- Fetal Circulation
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- Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
- Nephrology in Children
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- Pituitary Gland Disorders
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