Gastroenterology

1. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

2. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

3. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

4. Pyrosis is better known as:

5. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

6. What is true about Weil’s disease?

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

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

9. Passage of a bolus of food through the oesophagus is the function of:

10. Amino acids malabsorption is seen in:

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

12. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

13. What percentage of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are malignant?

14. Which of the following may develop into intestinal lymphoma?

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

16. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

17. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

18. Octreotide can be used in all except:

19. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

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

21. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

22. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

23. All of the following enzymes may be normally found in stool except:

24. Intestinal lymphangiectasia is characterised by all except:

25. Malignant potential is least in:

26. Acute viral hepatitis may develop from all of the following except:

27. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except:

28. Halitosis is present in all except:

29. Regarding non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), all are true except:

30. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

31. Congestive gastropathy in portal hypertension is best treated by:

32. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

33. Which of the following bile acids is virtually absent in advanced cirrhosis of liver?

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

35. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

36. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

37. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

38. Which of the following is false regarding Gaucher’s disease?

39. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

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

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

42. Characteristic of hepatic pre-coma is:

43. Which segment of the colon is commonly affected by vascular insufficiency?

44. Spider naevi:

45. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

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

47. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

48. The single most important point which differentiates tropical sprue from coeliac sprue is:

49. All are examples of APUDomas except:

Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery?
A. 1st day B. 2nd day
C. 3rd day D. 7th day