Gastroenterology

1. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

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

3. Pregnancy predisposes to all except:

4. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

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

6. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

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

8. Fatty liver may be produced by:

9. Which is true in familial polyposis coli?

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

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

12. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

13. The commonest complaint by a patient with Ca rectum is:

14. All are characteristic features of Wilson’s disease except:

15. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

16. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

17. Jejunal diverticula may be associated with:

18. All the drugs are given at some time in the treatment of carcinoid syndrome except:

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

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

21. Symptoms of carcinoma of the left colon include all except:

22. Acute pancreatitis may eventually lead to all of the following except:

23. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

24. Hepatic rub may be found in:

25. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

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

27. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

28. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

29. Normal portal venous pressure is:

30. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by:

31. The most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome is:

32. A child having diarrhoea later complicated by the appearance of rash and petechiae. The most probable diagnosis is:

33. Late dumping syndrome may be manifested by all except:

34. The presence of hepatic bruit over the liver suggests:

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

36. Sialorrhoea is associated with all of the following except:

37. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

38. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

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

40. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except:

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

42. Acute viral hepatitis may develop from all of the following except:

43. The best single diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis is:

44. Which of the following may develop into intestinal lymphoma?

45. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

46. Which of the following is the most sensitive and test of choice in diagnosing cystic dud obstruction, i.e. acute cholecystitis?

47. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

48. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with:

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

50. Tegaserod is used in: