Gastroenterology

1. All of the following are true with respect to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome except:

2. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

3. Endopeptidases include all except:

4. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

5. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

6. Amino acids malabsorption is seen in:

7. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

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

13. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

14. Among the following drugs, which one is thought to be the safest in pregnancy?

15. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is:

16. Which of the following does not produce secretory diarrhoea?

17. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

18. Characteristic of hepatic pre-coma is:

19. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

20. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except:

21. Which of the following has the highest acid secretory effect?

22. Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is > 1.1 g/dl in all except:

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

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

25. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

26. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

27. All of the following may produce intestinal pseudo-obstruction except:

28. Which of the following is false regarding Gaucher’s disease?

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

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

31. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except:

32. Oral contraceptive pills may have a hepatic lesion in the form of all except:

33. Which of the following is false regarding acute appendicitis?

34. Elevation in 5-HIAA (5 hydroxy-indole acetic acid) in urine is found in all except:

35. All of the following enzymes may be normally found in stool except:

36. Which of the following is not a recognized complication of ulcerative colitis?

37. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

38. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis may be associated with:

39. In gastroparesis, the following drugs are helpful except:

40. Whipple’s triad is found in:

41. All of the following produce hypergastrinemia except:

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

43. Oral mucous membrane may be affected in all except:

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

45. Malabsorption may produce all of the following except:

46. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of:

47. Which is true regarding rapidly shrinking liver in fulminant hepatic failure?

48. All are absorbed maximally in the upper small intestine except:

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

50. Hepatitis-like features may be seen in therapy with all except: