Gastroenterology

1. All of the following produce “sub-total villous atrophy’ except:

2. Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is > 1.1 g/dl in all except:

3. Hirschsprung’s disease is not manifested by:

4. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by:

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

6. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

7. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

8. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

9. Which one is true in relation to Barrett’s oesophagus?

10. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

11. Passage of a bolus of food through the oesophagus is the function of:

12. Which of the following clotting factors retains its activity in hepatocellular disorder?

13. Which of the following is not true in lupoid hepatitis?

14. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

15. All of the following are true regarding diverticulitis except:

16. WBC in stool is not found in:

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

18. Which part of the colonic carcinoma is very easily overlooked?

19. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

20. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

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

22. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

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

24. All of the following are true with respect to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome except:

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

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

27. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

28. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

30. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with:

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

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

33. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

34. The Kayser-Fleischer (KF) ring is:

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

36. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

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

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

39. Atypical chest pain of reflux oesophagitis is very often precipitated by:

40. High transaminase levels may be found in all except:

41. The most reliable method of measuring steatorrhoea is:

Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery?
A. 1st day B. 2nd day
C. 3rd day D. 7th day

43. Regarding carcinoma of oesophagus, all are true except:

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

45. The weight of normal daily stool of a healthy adult is:

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

47. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

48. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

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