Gastroenterology

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

2. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

3. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

4. Chronic active hepatitis may have all the following features except:

5. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

6. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is:

7. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

8. Intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterised by all except:

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

10. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

11. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

12. Which one of the following is true regarding pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension:

13. Pyloric stenosis is commonly associated. with all except:

14. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

15. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

16. The most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome is:

17. Gastric diverticula are:

18. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

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

20. The commonest cause of post-transfusion hepatitis is:

21. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

22. Which one of the following is not an ocular complication of ulcerative colitis?

Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery?
A. 1st day B. 2nd day
C. 3rd day D. 7th day

24. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study?

25. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

26. The most helpful differentiating histological feature between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease by rectal biopsy is:

27. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

28. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

29. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

30. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is associated with all of the following except:

31. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body?

32. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

33. Major organ responsible for the removal of gastrin is:

34. Which of the following surgical procedures in peptic ulcers most commonly give rise to recurrent ulceration?

35. All are characteristic features of Wilson’s disease except:

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

37. All are recognised complications of inflammatory bowel disease except:

38. Spider naevi:

39. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

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

41. Which one of the following originates from non-beta islet cell tumour of the pancreas?

42. The most common gastrointestinal disorder in a community is:

43. All are examples of APUDomas except:

44. Symptoms of carcinoma of the left colon include all except:

45. Carbenoxolone sodium may be associated with all of the following features except:

46. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

47. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

48. ‘Sago spleen’ is found in:

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

50. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is: