Gastroenterology

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

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

3. WBC in stool is not found in:

4. All of the following are true regarding right-sided colonic carcinoma except:

5. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

6. Malignant potential is least in:

7. Minimal free fluid in the abdomen that can be picked up by ultrasonography is:

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

9. Which is not a member of familial non-haemolytic hyperbilirubinaemia?

10. Whipple’s triad is found in:

11. Which of the following bile acids is virtually absent in advanced cirrhosis of liver?

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

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

14. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

15. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

16. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

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

18. Protein-losing enteropathy maybe feature of all except:

19. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is commonly seen accompanying:

20. Faecal assay of alpha1-antitrypsin clinches the diagnosis of:

21. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

22. Anti-LKM1 antibodies (liver-kidney microsomes) are seen in infection with:

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

24. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

25. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

26. Which of the following has the highest acid secretory effect?

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

28. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

29. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

30. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

31. The valvular heart disease common in carcinoid syndrome is:

32. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

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

34. Incidence of stress ulcers in acutely traumatised patients is:

35. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

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

38. Halitosis is present in all except:

39. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

40. Which of the following clotting factors is not produced in the liver?

41. Oral mucous membrane may be affected in all except:

42. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

43. Which part of the colonic carcinoma is very easily overlooked?

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

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

46. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with:

47. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

48. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

49. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

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