Gastroenterology

1. The single most important point which differentiates tropical sprue from coeliac sprue is:

2. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

3. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

4. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

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

6. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

7. Which of the following does not give rise to haematemesis?

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

9. Minimal fluid required to have classical shifting dullness in ascites is:

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

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

12. Water is minimally absorbed from:

13. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

14. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

15. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

16. Aluminium hydroxide as an antacid may have all characteristics except:

17. Which one of the following is false in hepatorenal syndrome?

18. Late dumping syndrome may be manifested by all except:

19. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

20. Regarding Meckel’s diverticulum, which one is false?

21. Which one of the following is not an ocular complication of ulcerative colitis?

22. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

23. All are characteristic features of Wilson’s disease except:

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

25. A ‘white patch’ in the throat may be due to all except:

26. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except:

27. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

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

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

30. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

31. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

32. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

33. Which of the following is not true in lupoid hepatitis?

34. ‘Sago spleen’ is found in:

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

36. Venous prominence present in the upper abdomen with direction of flow towards pelvis suggests:

37. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except:

38. Which is true in halothane-induced. hepatitis?

39. Chronic active hepatitis may have all the following features except:

40. All of the following may be associated with diarrhoea except:

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

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

43. All of the following can be associated with obstructive jaundice except:

44. Acute pancreatitis may eventually lead to all of the following except:

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

46. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

47. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is:

48. Which of the following is false regarding autoimmune hepatitis?

49. Which is not a member of familial non-haemolytic hyperbilirubinaemia?

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