Full 2L QBank
Anaesthesia General 7d103aa6

A 2 year old is scheduled for elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. His mother tells you he has runny nose. Your would want to proceed with the surgery in all of the following situations except.

A
Child is afebrile
B
Child is not actively wheezing
C
Child is having bilateral bronchial breath sounds
D
Child is alert and feeding normally
High-Yield Explanation
Presence of an acute purulent upper respiratory infection, fever or signs of lower respiratory tract infection especially in a child is sufficient to postpone the surgery.

Related Anaesthesia MCQs

Practice 2,00,000+ NEET PG Questions Free

Timed mock tests, mistake queue analytics, audio lectures & zero attempt limits on i❤️Exams.

Start Free Mock Test Now