Gastroenterology

1. Bacillary dysentery can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis by:

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

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

4. Pyloric stenosis is commonly associated. with all except:

5. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when:

6. Anti-LKM1 antibodies (liver-kidney microsomes) are seen in infection with:

7. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

8. Anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) is classically present in:

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

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

11. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

12. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

13. Crohn’s disease is caused by:

14. Pyrosis is better known as:

15. All of the following are true regarding right-sided colonic carcinoma except:

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

17. A desire for defaecation is initiated by:

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

19. Spider naevi:

20. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

21. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

22. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except:

23. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

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

25. Which of the following is not a cause of hyperamylasaemia?

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

27. The best single diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis is:

28. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

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

30. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except:

31. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

32. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except:

33. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

34. Which one of the following is true regarding pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension:

35. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

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

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

38. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

39. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

40. Raspberry tongue is found in:

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

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

43. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

44. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except:

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

46. Constipation may develop from all except:

47. Amino acids malabsorption is seen in:

48. Which of the following surgical procedures in peptic ulcers most commonly give rise to recurrent ulceration?

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

50. Which of the following is not included in the list of high-folate diet?