Gastroenterology

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

2. Which is true in familial polyposis coli?

3. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

4. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

5. All of the following may be associated with hypoglobulinaemia except:

6. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

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

8. The valvular heart disease common in carcinoid syndrome is:

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

10. Which of the following is not effective to eradicate H. pylori?

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

12. Upper GI bleeding, angioid streaks in retina and yellowish skin papules indicate:

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

14. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

15. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

16. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

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

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

19. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

20. Which of the following clotting factors is not produced in the liver?

21. Fatty liver may be produced by:

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

23. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder 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

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

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

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

28. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

29. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

30. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

32. Carcinoid syndrome:

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

34. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

35. Crohn’s disease may be complicated by all except:

36. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

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

38. The presenting feature of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis is:

39. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is commonly seen accompanying:

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

41. All of the following may give rise to flat oral GTT and a normal IV GTT except:

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

43. Diabetic diarrhoea may be encountered in the presence of:

44. Weil’s disease is associated with:

45. The presence of diverticulosis is most commonly seen in:

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

47. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

48. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

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

50. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests: