Gastroenterology

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

2. Which is the most sensitive test to diagnose hepatopulmonary syndrome?

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

4. Malignant potential is least in:

5. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

6. Which of the following does not produce secretory diarrhoea?

7. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

8. Botulism may be associated with all of the following except:

9. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and?

10. Mid-zonal necrosis of liver is caused by:

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

12. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has all the advantages except:

13. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis?

14. All are examples of APUDomas except:

15. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with:

16. The most common gastrointestinal disorder in a community is:

17. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

18. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

19. Minimal fluid required to have classical shifting dullness in ascites is:

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

21. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

22. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

24. The best way to diagnose Gilbert’s syndrome is:

25. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

26. Jejuno-ileal bypass surgery done for obesity may be complicated by all except:

27. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

28. The commonest site of carcinoma of the stomach is:

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

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

31. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except:

32. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

33. Melanosis coli indicates:

34. Which is true regarding rapidly shrinking liver in fulminant hepatic failure?

35. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

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

37. Constipation may develop from all except:

38. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

39. Pregnancy predisposes to all except:

40. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

41. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

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

43. Treatment of peptic ulcers with magnesium hydroxide is characterised by:

44. Regarding Meckel’s diverticulum, which one is false?

45. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

46. Features of gastric outlet obstruction produced by congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis develop in infants:

47. Which of the following is not included in the classical triad of chronic pancreatitis?

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

49. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

50. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of: