Gastroenterology

1. Regarding diffuse oesophageal spasm, which of the following is true?

2. The most reliable method of measuring steatorrhoea is:

3. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

4. Treatment modalities of Wilson’s disease include all except:

5. Which vitamin deficiency is commonly seen in Crohn’s disease?

6. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

7. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

8. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

9. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

10. Water is minimally absorbed from:

11. Milk-alkali syndrome (Burnett’s syndrome) may lead to all except:

12. The smallest absorbing unit of the small intestinal mucosa is:

13. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

14. The maximum absorption of fluid in the gastrointestinal tract occurs in:

15. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

16. All of the following may be associated with hypoglobulinaemia except:

17. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis?

18. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

19. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with:

20. Latent jaundice may be a feature of all except:

21. Treatment of choice in correcting anaemia of ‘blind loop syndrome’ is:

22. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and?

23. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

24. Which segment of the Gl tract is most susceptible to volvulus?

25. Minimal fluid required to have classical shifting dullness in ascites is:

26. A child having diarrhoea later complicated by the appearance of rash and petechiae. The most probable diagnosis is:

27. Malabsorption may produce all of the following except:

28. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

29. Late dumping syndrome may be manifested by all except:

30. Mid-zonal necrosis of liver is caused by:

31. Which ion is necessary for the active transport of sugars?

32. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

33. Which of the following pancreatic islet cells synthesizes glucagon?

34. Which one of the following is false in hepatorenal syndrome?

35. All are examples of APUDomas except:

36. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis may be associated with:

37. The commonest cause of upper GI bleeding in an alcoholic is:

38. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

39. Sialorrhoea is associated with all of the following except:

40. Which segment of the colon is commonly affected by vascular insufficiency?

41. The most valuable provocative test of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is:

42. Serum alkaline phosphatase level may be increased in all except:

43. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

44. Which of the following infections may produce features like cardiospasm?

45. High transaminase levels may be found in all except:

46. All of the following enzymes may be normally found in stool except:

47. Features of gastric outlet obstruction produced by congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis develop in infants:

48. The major immunoglobulin in primary biliary cirrhosis is:

49. Which is the most sensitive test to diagnose hepatopulmonary syndrome?

50. What is true about Weil’s disease?