Gastroenterology

1. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

2. Macroglossia is not found in:

3. Hepatic rub may be found in:

4. Which of the following may develop into intestinal lymphoma?

5. Regarding H. pylori, which statement is false?

6. Jejunal diverticula may be associated with:

7. Congestive gastropathy in portal hypertension is best treated by:

8. Which part of the colonic carcinoma is very easily overlooked?

9. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

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

11. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

12. Botulism may be associated with all of the following except:

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

14. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) may be produced by all except:

15. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

16. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

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

18. Which of the following is not included in the list of high-folate diet?

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

20. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

22. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by:

23. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

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

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

26. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

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

28. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

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

30. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

31. Pyloric stenosis is commonly associated. with all except:

32. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

33. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

34. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

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

36. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

37. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

38. Steatorrhoea accompanying diabetes mellitus may be due to all except:

39. Among the undermentioned liver function tests, which one is least likely to be impaired during normal pregnancy?

40. Normal portal venous pressure is:

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

42. A patient with severe malabsorption having fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, sacroiliitis and increased skin pigmentation is probably suffering from:

43. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

44. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

45. All of the following protozoa! infections produce diarrhoea in a patient of AIDS except:

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

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

48. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

49. Carcinoid syndrome:

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