Gastroenterology

1. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

2. Aluminium hydroxide as an antacid may have all characteristics except:

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

4. Protein-losing enteropathy maybe feature of all except:

5. All are recognised complications of inflammatory bowel disease except:

6. Which is not true so far as definition of cirrhosis of liver is concerned?

7. The commonest cause of post-transfusion hepatitis is:

8. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

9. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

10. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

11. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

12. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except:

13. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

14. All of the following may be associated with hypoglobulinaemia except:

15. Among the undermentioned liver function tests, which one is least likely to be impaired during normal pregnancy?

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

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

18. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

19. Crohn’s disease may be complicated by all except:

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

21. Which of the following clotting factors retains its activity in hepatocellular disorder?

22. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

23. Which of the following has the highest acid secretory effect?

24. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

25. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

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

27. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

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

29. Which is true with respect to irritable bowel syndrome?

30. All of the following may be associated with hyposplenism except:

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

32. Pregnancy predisposes to all except:

33. The presence of hepatic bruit over the liver suggests:

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

35. High transaminase levels may be found in all except:

36. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

37. What is true about Weil’s disease?

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

39. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

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

42. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

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

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

45. Achalasia cardia may lead to all except:

46. All of the following produce “sub-total villous atrophy’ except:

47. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

48. The most helpful differentiating histological feature between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease by rectal biopsy is:

49. Serum alkaline phosphatase level may be increased in all except:

50. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is: