Gastroenterology

1. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

2. In gastroparesis, the following drugs are helpful except:

3. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

4. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

5. Gastric diverticula are:

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

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

8. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

9. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

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

11. Pregnancy predisposes to all except:

12. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

13. High transaminase levels may be found in all except:

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

15. Among all of the following, which is the most characteristic feature regarding intestinal ischaemia?

16. Commonest organism causing pyogenic liver abscess is:

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

18. All of the following are true regarding Whipple’s disease except:

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

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

21. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

22. All of the following can be associated with obstructive jaundice except:

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

24. Which of the following is not a recognized complication of ulcerative colitis?

25. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is commonly seen accompanying:

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

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

28. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

29. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

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

31. Which is true with respect to irritable bowel syndrome?

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

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

34. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

35. Which of the following is not effective to eradicate H. pylori?

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

37. Melanosis coli indicates:

38. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

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

40. Intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterised by all except:

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

42. Macroglossia is not found in:

43. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

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

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

46. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

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

48. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

49. Which of the following is not a cause of hyperamylasaemia?

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