Gastroenterology

1. The most sensitive test which detects hepatic involvement in congestive cardiac failure is:

2. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) may be produced by all except:

3. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

4. Atypical chest pain of reflux oesophagitis is very often precipitated by:

5. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

6. The major immunoglobulin in primary biliary cirrhosis is:

7. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

8. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

9. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

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

11. All are examples of APUDomas except:

12. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

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

14. Necrolytic migratory erythema is a feature of:

15. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

16. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except:

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

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

19. Regarding H. pylori, which statement is false?

20. Which of the following is not included in the list of high-folate diet?

21. Commonest organism causing pyogenic liver abscess is:

22. All of the following produce “sub-total villous atrophy’ except:

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

24. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is:

25. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

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

27. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

28. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

29. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except:

30. The lower oesophageal mucosa ring (Schatzki ring) is:

31. The presenting feature of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis is:

32. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

33. Diabetic diarrhoea may be encountered in the presence of:

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

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

36. Gastric diverticula are:

37. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except:

38. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

39. Acute viral hepatitis may develop from all of the following except:

40. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except:

41. Pneumaturia is an established feature of:

42. Which of the following is false regarding pernicious anaemia?

43. All of the following may be associated with hyposplenism except:

44. Weil’s disease is associated with:

45. Fatty liver may be produced by:

46. Among the following drugs, which one is thought to be the safest in pregnancy?

47. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

48. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

49. Intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterised by all except:

50. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by: