Gastroenterology

1. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

2. The Kayser-Fleischer (KF) ring is:

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

4. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to:

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

6. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

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

8. Which part of the colonic carcinoma is very easily overlooked?

9. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

10. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

11. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

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

14. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with:

15. Amino acids malabsorption is seen in:

16. Which of the following immunoglobulins may be depressed in Giardia lamblia infestation?

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

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

19. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

20. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

21. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

22. Venous prominence present in the upper abdomen with direction of flow towards pelvis suggests:

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

24. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

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

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

27. All are characteristic features of Wilson’s disease except:

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

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

30. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

31. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

32. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

33. Raspberry tongue is found in:

34. Which of the following is false regarding autoimmune hepatitis?

35. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

36. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

37. Which of the following is not included in the classical triad of chronic pancreatitis?

38. Gastric diverticula are:

39. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

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

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

42. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

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

44. Which of the following is the most sensitive and test of choice in diagnosing cystic dud obstruction, i.e. acute cholecystitis?

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

46. All of the following are true regarding diverticulitis except:

47. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

48. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

49. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

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