Gastroenterology

1. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

2. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

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

4. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis?

5. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

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

7. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is:

8. The most reliable method of measuring steatorrhoea is:

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

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

11. A patient with severe malabsorption having fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, sacroiliitis and increased skin pigmentation is probably suffering from:

12. Hepatic rub may be found in:

13. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

14. All of the following are true regarding Whipple’s disease except:

15. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

16. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

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

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

19. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

20. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

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

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

23. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

24. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

25. The presence of diverticulosis is most commonly seen in:

26. Which of the following reflects the best prognostic marker of hepatocellular function?

27. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

28. Endopeptidases include all except:

29. Elevation in 5-HIAA (5 hydroxy-indole acetic acid) in urine is found in all except:

30. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

31. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is commonly seen accompanying:

32. The best way to diagnose Gilbert’s syndrome is:

33. All of the following can be associated with obstructive jaundice except:

34. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

35. The lower oesophageal mucosa ring (Schatzki ring) is:

36. Which of the following pancreatic islet cells synthesizes glucagon?

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

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

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

40. Diarrhoea may be associated with all except:

41. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

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

43. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except:

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

45. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

46. Lactose intolerance with lactase deficiency may be present in all except:

47. Regarding cimetidine, all of the following are true except:

48. Hirschsprung’s disease is not manifested by:

49. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

50. The commonest micro-organism responsible for cholangitis is: