Gastroenterology

1. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body?

2. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

3. Which of the following is not a variety of osmotic diarrhoea?

4. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

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

6. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis may be associated with:

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

8. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

9. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

10. Severe mucoid diarrhoea which is rich in electrolytes should arouse suspicion of:

11. Gastric diverticula are:

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

13. Weil’s disease is associated with:

14. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

15. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

16. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

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

18. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

19. Melanosis coli indicates:

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

21. Crohn’s disease may produce all of the following except:

22. Which of the following is false regarding acute appendicitis?

23. Minimal free fluid in the abdomen that can be picked up by ultrasonography is:

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

25. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

26. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

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

28. Spider naevi:

29. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

30. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

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

32. In HBV infection, which serological maker is present in the ‘window period’ as evidence of recent HBV infection:

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

34. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and?

35. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of:

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

37. Milk-alkali syndrome (Burnett’s syndrome) may lead to all except:

38. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

39. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

40. All of the following are true regarding acute mesenteric vascular occlusion except:

41. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

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

44. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

45. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

49. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

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