Gastroenterology

1. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

2. Aluminium hydroxide as an antacid may have all characteristics except:

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

4. Melanosis coli indicates:

5. All of the following may cause traveller’s diarrhoea except:

6. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

7. Major organ responsible for the removal of gastrin is:

8. All of the following may be associated with hyposplenism except:

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

10. Tegaserod is used in:

11. Which one of the following is false in hepatorenal syndrome?

12. Commonest organism causing pyogenic liver abscess is:

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

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

15. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

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

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

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

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

20. Incidence of gastric carcinoid is increased in all except:

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

22. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

23. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

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

25. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

26. Which of the following infections may produce features like cardiospasm?

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

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

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

30. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

31. Regarding diffuse oesophageal spasm, which of the following is true?

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

33. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

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

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

36. The most common gastrointestinal disorder in a community is:

37. All of the following enzymes may be normally found in stool except:

38. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

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

40. Botulism may be associated with all of the following except:

41. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

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

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

44. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

45. Pregnancy predisposes to all except:

46. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

47. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study?

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

49. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

50. Among all of the following, which is the most characteristic feature regarding intestinal ischaemia?