Gastroenterology

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

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

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

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

5. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

6. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

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

8. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

9. Achalasia cardia may lead to all except:

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

11. All are absorbed maximally in the upper small intestine except:

12. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

13. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

14. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

15. Which one of the following originates from non-beta islet cell tumour of the pancreas?

16. Octreotide can be used in all except:

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

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

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

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

21. All are recognised complications of acute viral hepatitis except:

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

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

24. Diarrhoea may be associated with all except:

25. Gastric diverticula are:

26. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

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

28. Incidence of stress ulcers in acutely traumatised patients is:

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

30. Normal portal venous pressure is:

31. Which of the following is false regarding autoimmune hepatitis?

32. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility?

33. All of the following may be the aetiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome except:

34. The smallest absorbing unit of the small intestinal mucosa is:

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

36. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

37. Gardner’s syndrome may be associated with all except:

38. All of the following produce hypergastrinemia except:

39. Commonest cause of hepatoma is:

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

41. Which is true regarding rapidly shrinking liver in fulminant hepatic failure?

42. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

43. Which is true in familial polyposis coli?

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

45. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

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

47. Regarding H. pylori, which statement is false?

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

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

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