Gastroenterology

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

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

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

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

5. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

6. The most reliable screening test for patients suffering from malabsorption is:

7. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

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

9. Fatty liver may be produced by:

10. Whipple’s triad is found in:

11. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

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

13. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

14. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except:

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

16. What percentage of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are malignant?

17. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

18. Which one of the following is false regarding type B hepatitis serology?

19. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false?

20. Commonest cause of hepatoma is:

21. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is:

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

23. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

24. Carcinoid syndrome is commonly produced, when the site of primary tumour is present in:

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

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

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

28. All of the following protozoa! infections produce diarrhoea in a patient of AIDS except:

29. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

30. Pyrosis is better known as:

31. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

32. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

33. All of the following may produce intestinal pseudo-obstruction except:

34. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

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

36. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to:

37. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

38. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

39. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is associated with all of the following except:

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

41. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

42. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

43. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

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

45. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

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

47. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

48. Steatorrhoea accompanying diabetes mellitus may be due to all except:

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

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