Gastroenterology

1. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

2. Crohn’s disease is caused by:

3. Regarding solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS), which of the following is false?

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

5. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

6. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

7. Constipation may develop from all except:

8. The most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome is:

9. Achalasia cardia may lead to all except:

10. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

11. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

12. Carcinoid syndrome:

13. Symptoms of carcinoma of the left colon include all except:

14. The valvular heart disease common in carcinoid syndrome is:

15. All are examples of APUDomas except:

16. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

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

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

19. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

20. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

21. Carcinoid syndrome is commonly produced, when the site of primary tumour is present in:

22. Which of the following surgeries is related to severe hepatocellular dysfunction?

23. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body?

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

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

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

27. In HBV infection, which serological maker is present in the ‘window period’ as evidence of recent HBV infection:

28. Chronic afferent loop syndrome producing obstruction may lead to:

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

30. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

31. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

32. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

33. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

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

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

36. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

37. All of the following may be the aetiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome except:

38. Which one of the following is not a space-occupying disease of liver?

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

40. Which of the following surgical procedures in peptic ulcers most commonly give rise to recurrent ulceration?

41. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

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

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

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

45. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis?

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

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

48. Which one of the following originates from non-beta islet cell tumour of the pancreas?

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

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