Gastroenterology Home Gastroenterology 0% 16 votes, 0 avg 38 Gastroenterology 1 / 50 1. The commonest cause of post-transfusion hepatitis is: A. Hepatitis E B. Hepatitis D C. Hepatitis C D. Hepatitis B 2 / 50 2. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis? A. Prostate B. Breast C. Thyroid D. Colon 3 / 50 3. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in: A. Jejunum B. Stomach C. Ileum D. Duodenum 4 / 50 4. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by: A. Evoked potential study B. MRI of brain C. Psychometric study D. EEG 5 / 50 5. Which segment of the colon is commonly affected by vascular insufficiency? A. Hepatic flexure B. Splenic flexure C. Transverse colon D. Ascending colon 6 / 50 6. Which is true in halothane-induced. hepatitis? A. Peripheral eosinophilia B. Splenomegaly C. Marked cholestasis D. Males are commonly susceptible 7 / 50 7. Which of the following is the most sensitive and test of choice in diagnosing cystic dud obstruction, i.e. acute cholecystitis? A. CT scan B. Ultrasonography C. HIDA scan D. ERCP 8 / 50 8. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except: A. Clostridium difficile B. Shigella C. Clostridium perfringens D. Campylobacter 9 / 50 9. All are major components of intestinal gas except: A. N2 B. CO2 C. H2S D. Methane 10 / 50 10. A child having diarrhoea later complicated by the appearance of rash and petechiae. The most probable diagnosis is: A. Shigella B. Yersinia C. Campylobacter D. Rota virus 11 / 50 11. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests: A. Cirrhosis of liver B. Budd-Chiari syndrome C. Extrahepatic obstruction D. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis 12 / 50 12. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except: A. Paget's disease of bone B. Osteomalacia C. Sclerosing cholangitis D. Osteoporosis 13 / 50 13. Latent jaundice may be a feature of all except: A. Tropical sprue B. Acute pulmonary thromboembolism C. Pernicious anaemia D. Congestive cardiac failure 14 / 50 14. The commonest micro-organism responsible for cholangitis is: A. Klebsiella pneumoniae B. Salmonella C. E. coli D. Streptococcus faecalis 15 / 50 15. Which of the following is not effective to eradicate H. pylori? A. Clarithromycin B. Cefixime C. Tinidazole D. Pantoprazole 16 / 50 16. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is: A. Tetany B. Gram-negative sepsis C. Malabsorption D. Meconium ileus 17 / 50 17. Which one is true in relation to Barrett’s oesophagus? A. Risk of adenocarcinoma increases 10-fold B. Metaplasia of the normal oesophageal squamous epithelium to form columnar epithelium is known as Barrett's oesophagus C. A consequence of achalasia cardia D. Hiatal hernia may be present in 20% of patients 18 / 50 18. Which of the following is not associated with leucocytosis? A. Toxic hepatitis B. Weil's disease C. Amoebic liver abscess D. Acute viral hepatitis 19 / 50 19. Macroglossia is not found in: A. Myxoedema B. Hurler syndrome C. Primary amyloidosis D. Bulbar palsy 20 / 50 20. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study? A. Cardia B. Lesser curvature C. Body D. Antrum 21 / 50 21. The commonest cause of upper GI bleeding in an alcoholic is: A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome B. Duodenal ulcer C. Acute gastritis D. Ruptured oesophageal varices 22 / 50 22. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with: A. Medullary carcinoma of thyroid B. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome C. Pancreatic insufficiency D. Villous adenoma of rectum 23 / 50 23. Hepatitis-like features may be seen in therapy with all except: A. Zidovudine B. INH C. Atorvastatin D. Ketoconazole 24 / 50 24. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except: A. Plummer-Vinson syndrome B. Chronic achalasia cardia C. Lye ingestion D. Hypervitaminosis A 25 / 50 25. Bacillary dysentery can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis by: A. Stool smear B. Barium enema C. Sigmoidoscopy D. Stool culture 26 / 50 26. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except: A. Dubin-Johnson syndrome B. Crigler-Najjar syndrome C. Shunt hyperbilirubinaemia D. Gilbert's syndrome 27 / 50 27. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is: A. Below upwards B. Above downwards C. Away from the umbilicus D. Towards umbilicus 28 / 50 28. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of: A. Carbamazepine therapy B. Acute monocytic leukaemia C. Amlodipine therapy D. Scurvy 29 / 50 29. Features of gastric outlet obstruction produced by congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis develop in infants: A. During the first 10 days of life B. At birth C. Over the first 4-6 weeks of life D. Within the first 24 hours of birth 30 / 50 30. A ‘white patch’ in the throat may be due to all except: A. Streptococcal infection B. Diphtheria C. Infectious mononucleosis D. Ludwig's angina 31 / 50 31. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except: A. Skin B. Vulva C. Meninges with encephalon D. Heart 32 / 50 32. A patient with severe malabsorption having fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, sacroiliitis and increased skin pigmentation is probably suffering from: A. Whipple's disease B. Cardnoid syndrome C. Intestinal lymphoma D. Intestinal lymphangiectasia 33 / 50 33. Treatment modalities of Wilson’s disease include all except: A. Colchicine B. Tetrathiomolybdate C. Penicillamine D. Elemental zinc 34 / 50 34. All of the following are true regarding Whipple’s disease except: A. Commonly manifested by diarrhoea, weight loss with hepatosplenomegaly B. Gram-negative bacilli Clostridium whippeli is responsible C. Coronary arteritis may be a feature D. Cranial nerve palsy may occur 35 / 50 35. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with: A. Pancreatic carcinoma B. Pancreatic islet cell tumour C. Hyperparathyroidism D. Biliary tract disease 36 / 50 36. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is: A. Hyperlipidaemia B. Hyperamylasaemia C. Hypercalcaemia D. Hypergastrinaemia 37 / 50 37. Which of the following is not responsible for food poisoning? A. Streptococcus (Group A) B. Clostridium botulinum C. Bacillus cereus D. Clostridium perfringens 38 / 50 38. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of: A. Sarcoidosis B. Metastatic carcinoma C. Blastomycosis D. Tuberculosis 39 / 50 39. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except: A. Intestinal metaplasia B. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease C. Gastric atrophy D. Antibodies to parietal cells 40 / 50 40. Carcinoid syndrome: A. Increases BP B. Is multiple in 1/5th cases C. More common in women D. Produces jaundice 41 / 50 41. Menetrier’s disease may have all of the following except: A. Hypoproteinaemia B. Gastritis C. Hypochlorhydria D. Large tortuous gastric mucosal folds 42 / 50 42. Mid-zonal necrosis of liver is caused by: A. Eclampsia B. Yellow fever C. Phosphorus poisoning D. Carbon tetrachloride 43 / 50 43. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except: A. Haematemesis B. Incessant vomiting C. Gastric polyp D. Anorexia 44 / 50 44. All of the following are true regarding diverticulitis except: A. Perforation is a serious complication B. Males are affected more than females C. Right side of colon is less affected than the left D. Massive rectal bleeding is very common 45 / 50 45. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except: A. Hypothermia B. Carotenaemia C. Amenorrhoea D. Loss of axillary and pubic hair 46 / 50 46. Which of the following clotting factors is not produced in the liver? A. II B. V C. IV D. VII 47 / 50 47. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in: A. Carbohydrate metabolism B. Vitamins and minerals absorption C. Fat metabolism D. Protein metabolism 48 / 50 48. Which of the following is false regarding cholera? A. Onset with purging B. Absence of tenesmus C. Subnormal Surface temperature D. Offensive stool 49 / 50 49. Carbenoxolone sodium may be associated with all of the following features except: A. May be associated with milk-alkali syndrome B. Complicated by oedema C. Development of potassium depletion D. Development of systemic hypertension 50 / 50 50. Raspberry tongue is found in: A. Yellow fever B. Scarlet fever C. Rheumatic fever D. Glandular fever LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Neurology Next Post Rheumatology