Gastroenterology

1. A child having diarrhoea later complicated by the appearance of rash and petechiae. The most probable diagnosis is:

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

3. Malignant potential is least in:

4. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

5. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except:

Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery?
A. 1st day B. 2nd day
C. 3rd day D. 7th day

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

8. Normal portal venous pressure is:

9. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

10. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

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

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

13. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

14. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

15. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

16. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

17. Constipation may develop from all except:

18. Carcinoid syndrome is commonly produced, when the site of primary tumour is present in:

19. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

20. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

21. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

22. Serum alkaline phosphatase level may be increased in all except:

23. Carcinoma of the large intestine is mostly found in:

24. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

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

26. All are recognised complications of acute viral hepatitis except:

27. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

28. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

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

30. ‘Sago spleen’ is found in:

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

32. Which of the following is not effective to eradicate H. pylori?

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

34. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

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

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

37. WBC in stool is not found in:

38. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except:

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

40. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

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

42. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

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

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

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

46. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

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

48. Diabetic diarrhoea may be encountered in the presence of:

49. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

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