Gastroenterology Home Gastroenterology 0% 16 votes, 0 avg 38 Gastroenterology 1 / 50 1. All of the following are true regarding Whipple’s disease except: A. Commonly manifested by diarrhoea, weight loss with hepatosplenomegaly B. Coronary arteritis may be a feature C. Gram-negative bacilli Clostridium whippeli is responsible D. Cranial nerve palsy may occur 2 / 50 2. The ideal time to give antacids in peptic ulcer disease is: A. With the meals B. Immediately after meals C. Just before meals D. One hour after meals and at bedtime 3 / 50 3. H. pylori is usually not associated with: A. Antral gastritis B. Non-ulcer dyspepsia C. Gastric lymphoma D. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome 4 / 50 4. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome? A. Mucous diarrhoea or pencil-like pasty stools B. Colicky pain abdomen C. Abdominal distension D. Sense of complete evacuation 5 / 50 5. Which of the following is not included in the classical triad of chronic pancreatitis? A. Diabetes mellitus B. Pancreatic calcification C. Abdominal pain D. Steatorrhoea 6 / 50 6. All of the following produce hypergastrinemia except: A. Duodenal ulcer B. Lansoprazole therapy C. Atrophic fundal gastritis D. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome 7 / 50 7. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and? A. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease B. Pancreatitis C. Diverticulosis D. Haemorrhoids 8 / 50 8. Regarding melena, which statement is false? A. At least 60 ml of blood is required B. Offensive in odour C. Black tarry semisolid stool D. Blood should remain at least 4 hours within the gut 9 / 50 9. Crohn’s disease is caused by: A. Autoimmunity B. Toxin elaborated by infectious microorganisms C. Not known D. Nutritional deficiency 10 / 50 10. Which of the following clotting factors retains its activity in hepatocellular disorder? A. VIII B. II C. VII D. IX 11 / 50 11. Primary biliary cirrhosis may be associated with all except: A. Renal tubular acidosis B. Autoimmune thyroiditis C. Wilson's disease D. CREST syndrome 12 / 50 12. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in: A. Jejunum B. Duodenum C. Stomach D. Ileum 13 / 50 13. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except: A. Irritable bowel syndrome B. Diabetes mellitus C. Hyperthyroidism D. Proctitis 14 / 50 14. Congestive gastropathy in portal hypertension is best treated by: A. Terlipressin B. Nitroglycerines C. Propranolol D. Somatostatin 15 / 50 15. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except: A. Paralytic ileus B. Ascitic pH < blood pH C. Worsening jaundice D. Worsening ascites 16 / 50 16. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true? A. Segmental involvement is common B. Granuloma and fistula formation are characteristic C. Malignancy never follows even in long-standing disease D. Crypt abscesses are typical 17 / 50 17. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome? A. Periodicity is common B. Temporary relief of pain by the passage of flatus or stool C. Nocturnal pain abdomen is frequent complaint D. Pain abdomen usually lasts for 1/2 hour 18 / 50 18. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except: A. Pancreatic ascites B. Pancreatic malignancy C. Pancreatic phlegmon D. Pancreatic pseudocyst 19 / 50 19. The maximum absorption of fluid in the gastrointestinal tract occurs in: A. Ileum B. Jejunum C. Colon D. Stomach 20 / 50 20. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to: A. IgD B. IgM C. IgG D. IgA 21 / 50 21. All of the following may be the aetiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome except: A. Right atrial myxoma B. Congenital hepatic fibrosis C. Antiphospholipid syndrome D. Oral contraceptive pills 22 / 50 22. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with: A. Pancreatic insufficiency B. Medullary carcinoma of thyroid C. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome D. Villous adenoma of rectum 23 / 50 23. Whipple’s triad is found in: A. Somatostatinoma B. Insulinoma C. Carcinoid syndrome D. Glucagonoma 24 / 50 24. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except: A. Gilbert's syndrome B. Shunt hyperbilirubinaemia C. Dubin-Johnson syndrome D. Crigler-Najjar syndrome 25 / 50 25. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is: A. Sex-linked dominant B. Autosomal dominant C. Sex-linked recessive D. Autosomal recessive 26 / 50 26. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is: A. Haemophilia B. Acute leukaemia C. Anticoagulant therapy D. Trauma 27 / 50 27. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of: A. Monoglycerides B. Diglycerides C. Fatty acids D. Triglycerides 28 / 50 28. A patient with severe malabsorption having fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, sacroiliitis and increased skin pigmentation is probably suffering from: A. Intestinal lymphangiectasia B. Cardnoid syndrome C. Whipple's disease D. Intestinal lymphoma 29 / 50 29. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except: A. Skin B. Meninges with encephalon C. Vulva D. Heart 30 / 50 30. Which of the following is false regarding Gaucher’s disease? A. Pre-malignant B. Elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme C. Hepatosplenomegaly D. High serum acid phosphatase level 31 / 50 31. Which is true in familial polyposis coli? A. Polyps are present since birth B. X-linked recessive inheritance C. The patient may not have any symptoms until a carcinoma has developed D. The rectum is spared 32 / 50 32. Which is not true so far as definition of cirrhosis of liver is concerned? A. Regeneration B. Necrosis C. Fibrosis D. Fatty infiltration 33 / 50 33. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except: A. Rotor syndrome B. Breakdown of myoglobin C. Breakdown of haemoglobin D. Ineffective erythropoiesis 34 / 50 34. Bentiromide test diagnoses? A. Exocrine pancreatic function B. Pancreatic carcinoma C. Endocrine pancreatic function D. Pancreatic ductal obstruction 35 / 50 35. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with: A. HLA-DQ1 B. HLA-DR3 C. HLA-B8 D. HLA-DR4 36 / 50 36. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility? A. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction B. Ulcerative colitis C. Irritable bowel syndrome D. Diverticulosis 37 / 50 37. Carcinoma of the large intestine is mostly found in: A. Ascending colon B. Transverse colon C. Sigmoid colon D. Caecum 38 / 50 38. The lower oesophageal mucosa ring (Schatzki ring) is: A. A normal oesophageal anatomy B. A late complication of vagotomy C. A cause of dysphagia D. A cause of haematemesis and/ or melaena 39 / 50 39. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of: A. Hepatic vein thrombosis B. Laennec's cirrhosis C. Hepatitis-like picture D. Fatty infiltration 40 / 50 40. Which one is true in relation to Barrett’s oesophagus? A. Hiatal hernia may be present in 20% of patients B. A consequence of achalasia cardia C. Metaplasia of the normal oesophageal squamous epithelium to form columnar epithelium is known as Barrett's oesophagus D. Risk of adenocarcinoma increases 10-fold 41 / 50 41. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is: A. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) estimation B. Bone scan C. USG of liver D. Protein electrophoresis 42 / 50 42. Faecal assay of alpha1-antitrypsin clinches the diagnosis of: A. Cirrhosis of liver B. Irritable bowel syndrome C. Protein-losing enteropathy D. Chronic pancreatitis 43 / 50 43. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except: A. Pituitary adenomas B. Medullary carcinoma of thyroid C. Hyperparathyroidism D. Phaeochromocytoma 44 / 50 44. Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery? A. 1st day B. 2nd day C. 3rd day D. 7th day A. 2nd day B. 3rd day C. 7th day D. 1st day 45 / 50 45. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except: A. Anorexia nervos B. Schizophrenia C. Sheehan's syndrome D. Depression 46 / 50 46. Which one of the following is not a space-occupying disease of liver? A. Amyloid B. Cyst C. Metastatic tumour D. Gummas 47 / 50 47. Which of the following bile acids is virtually absent in advanced cirrhosis of liver? A. Cholic acid B. Deoxycholic acid C. Lithocholic acid D. Chenodeoxycholic acid 48 / 50 48. All are recognised complications of acute viral hepatitis except: A. Myocarditis B. Aplastic anaemia C. Polyarteritis nodosa D. Meningitis 49 / 50 49. The most common gastrointestinal disorder in a community is: A. Duodenal ulcer B. Irritable bowel syndrome C. Reflux oesophagitis D. Diverticulitis 50 / 50 50. Which of the following is not associated with leucocytosis? A. Amoebic liver abscess B. Acute viral hepatitis C. Weil's disease D. Toxic hepatitis LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Neurology Next Post Rheumatology