Gastroenterology

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

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

3. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false?

4. The commonest cause of upper GI bleeding in an alcoholic is:

5. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is:

6. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

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

8. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

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

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

11. Which of the following infections may produce features like cardiospasm?

12. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

14. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

15. Carcinoid syndrome:

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

17. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

18. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

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

20. The major immunoglobulin in primary biliary cirrhosis is:

21. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study?

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

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

24. Fatty liver may be produced by:

25. Diabetic diarrhoea may be encountered in the presence of:

26. All of the following endocrine disorders are associated with malabsorption except:

27. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

28. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except:

29. Amino acids malabsorption is seen in:

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

31. Upper GI bleeding, angioid streaks in retina and yellowish skin papules indicate:

32. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

33. Normally in health, the venous flow in abdominal superficial veins is:

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

35. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

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

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

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

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

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

41. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

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

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

44. Which one of the following is false in hepatorenal syndrome?

45. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

46. Spider naevi:

47. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

48. Which of the following is false regarding pernicious anaemia?

49. Halitosis is present in all except:

50. Which of the following is not a recognized complication of ulcerative colitis?