Gastroenterology

1. Which one is true in relation to Barrett’s oesophagus?

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

3. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

4. All of the following are true in irritable bowel syndrome except:

5. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

6. Water is minimally absorbed from:

7. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

8. The commonest cause of anaemia after peptic ulcer surgery is:

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

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

11. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

13. Oral contraceptive pills may have a hepatic lesion in the form of all except:

14. Venous prominence present in the upper abdomen with direction of flow towards pelvis suggests:

15. Which of the following is not a variety of osmotic diarrhoea?

16. Crohn’s disease may produce all of the following except:

17. Which is true in familial polyposis coli?

18. Intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterised by all except:

19. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

20. Primary biliary cirrhosis may be associated with all except:

21. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

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

23. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is:

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

25. Regarding cimetidine, all of the following are true except:

26. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

27. Hepatic rub may be found in:

28. All are recognised complications of acute viral hepatitis except:

29. Which of the following is false according to Ranson/Imrie criteria in acute pancreatitis for adversely affecting survival on admission?

30. Which of the following infections commonly produces hepatic granuloma?

31. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

32. A ‘white patch’ in the throat may be due to all except:

33. Among the undermentioned liver function tests, which one is least likely to be impaired during normal pregnancy?

34. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

35. Chronic afferent loop syndrome producing obstruction may lead to:

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

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

38. Severe mucoid diarrhoea which is rich in electrolytes should arouse suspicion of:

39. Melanosis coli indicates:

40. Malignant potential is least in:

41. In HBV infection, which serological maker is present in the ‘window period’ as evidence of recent HBV infection:

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

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

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

45. The best single diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis is:

46. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

48. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

49. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

50. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?