Gastroenterology

1. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

2. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

3. Regarding solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS), which of the following is false?

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

5. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis?

6. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is:

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

8. All of the following produce hypergastrinemia except:

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

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

11. Which ion is necessary for the active transport of sugars?

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

13. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false?

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

15. Regarding cimetidine, all of the following are true except:

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

17. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

18. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

19. All are recognised complications of acute viral hepatitis except:

20. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

21. Which of the following immunoglobulins may be depressed in Giardia lamblia infestation?

22. Carcinoma of the large intestine is mostly found in:

23. All are recognised complications of inflammatory bowel disease except:

24. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

25. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

26. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when:

27. Which of the following surgeries is related to severe hepatocellular dysfunction?

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

29. Amino acids malabsorption is seen in:

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

31. Crohn’s disease is caused by:

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

33. Carcinoid syndrome:

34. The single most important point which differentiates tropical sprue from coeliac sprue is:

35. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

36. Pyrosis is better known as:

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

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

39. Which of the following infections commonly produces hepatic granuloma?

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

41. Chronic active hepatitis may have all the following features except:

42. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

43. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

44. Chronic afferent loop syndrome producing obstruction may lead to:

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

46. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

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

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

49. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

50. Regarding melena, which statement is false?