Gastroenterology

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

2. A patient with severe malabsorption having fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, sacroiliitis and increased skin pigmentation is probably suffering from:

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

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

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

6. Malignant potential is least in:

7. Endopeptidases include all except:

8. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is:

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

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

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

12. Gastric diverticula are:

13. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

14. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

15. Carcinoid syndrome:

16. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

17. The most sensitive test which detects hepatic involvement in congestive cardiac failure is:

18. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

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

20. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except:

21. WBC in stool is not found in:

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

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

24. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

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

26. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

27. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except:

28. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

29. Hepatic rub may be found in:

30. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

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

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

33. Crohn’s disease is caused by:

34. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

35. Which of the following is false regarding Gaucher’s disease?

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

37. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

38. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

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

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

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

42. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

43. Regarding angiodysplasia of colon, which one is false?

44. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body?

45. The maximum absorption of fluid in the gastrointestinal tract occurs in:

46. Constipation may develop from all except:

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

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

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

50. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility?