Gastroenterology

1. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

2. Which segment of the Gl tract is most susceptible to volvulus?

3. Primary biliary cirrhosis may be associated with all except:

4. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

5. The commonest site of carcinoma of the stomach is:

6. Endopeptidases include all except:

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

8. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

9. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

10. Normal portal venous pressure is:

11. Whipple’s triad is found in:

12. Macroglossia is not found in:

13. Regarding Meckel’s diverticulum, which one is false?

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

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

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

17. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

18. Menetrier’s disease may have all of the following except:

19. The ideal time to give antacids in peptic ulcer disease is:

20. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

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

22. Which of the following does not give rise to haematemesis?

23. Normally in health, the venous flow in abdominal superficial veins is:

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

25. Which of the following is not responsible for food poisoning?

26. Among the following drugs, which one is thought to be the safest in pregnancy?

27. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

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

29. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

30. Pneumaturia is an established feature of:

31. Which vitamin deficiency is commonly seen in Crohn’s disease?

32. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

33. Which is not a member of familial non-haemolytic hyperbilirubinaemia?

34. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

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

36. All of the following endocrine disorders are associated with malabsorption except:

37. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

38. Spider naevi:

39. The most reliable screening test for patients suffering from malabsorption is:

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

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

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

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

44. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

45. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

46. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

47. Melanosis coli indicates:

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

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

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