Gastroenterology

1. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

2. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

3. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

4. Upper GI bleeding, angioid streaks in retina and yellowish skin papules indicate:

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

6. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is:

7. Diarrhoea may be associated with all except:

8. All are absorbed maximally in the upper small intestine except:

9. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by:

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

11. All of the following may cause traveller’s diarrhoea except:

12. Regarding angiodysplasia of colon, which one is false?

13. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

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

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

16. Which of the following is false regarding autoimmune hepatitis?

17. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

18. The commonest micro-organism responsible for cholangitis is:

19. Elevation in 5-HIAA (5 hydroxy-indole acetic acid) in urine is found in all except:

20. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

21. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

22. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

23. All of the following are true with respect to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome except:

24. Which of the following is not responsible for food poisoning?

25. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

26. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

27. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except:

28. Which is true in halothane-induced. hepatitis?

29. Congestive gastropathy in portal hypertension is best treated by:

30. Lactose intolerance with lactase deficiency may be present in all except:

31. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

32. Which of the following does not give rise to haematemesis?

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

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

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

36. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

37. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

38. Water is minimally absorbed from:

39. ‘Puddle sign’ detects a small amount of free fluid in peritoneal cavity which may be as low as:

40. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except:

41. Which of the following is not associated with leucocytosis?

42. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

43. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

44. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

45. All of the following are true regarding acute mesenteric vascular occlusion except:

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

47. The commonest complaint by a patient with Ca rectum is:

48. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

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

50. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in: