Gastroenterology

1. Endopeptidases include all except:

2. Which of the following is not a variety of osmotic diarrhoea?

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

4. Incidence of stress ulcers in acutely traumatised patients is:

5. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis?

6. Regarding angiodysplasia of colon, which one is false?

7. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is:

8. The most valuable provocative test of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is:

9. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except:

10. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

11. Whipple’s triad is found in:

12. Treatment of peptic ulcers with magnesium hydroxide is characterised by:

13. Regarding carcinoma of oesophagus, all are true except:

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

15. Malignant potential is least in:

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

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

18. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

19. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

20. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

21. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

22. Necrolytic migratory erythema is a feature of:

23. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

24. The presenting feature of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis is:

25. Melanosis coli indicates:

26. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

27. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

28. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

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

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

31. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

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

33. Diarrhoea may be associated with all except:

34. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

35. Lactose intolerance with lactase deficiency may be present in all except:

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

37. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is associated with all of the following except:

38. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

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

40. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

41. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

42. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by:

43. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

44. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

45. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

46. All of the following are true in irritable bowel syndrome except:

47. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

48. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false?

49. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

50. The causative agent of tropical sprue is: