Gastroenterology

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

2. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

3. The commonest complaint by a patient with Ca rectum is:

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

5. Which of the following pancreatic islet cells synthesizes glucagon?

6. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis?

7. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

8. Incidence of gastric carcinoid is increased in all except:

9. Milk-alkali syndrome (Burnett’s syndrome) may lead to all except:

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

11. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by:

12. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body?

13. Protein-losing enteropathy maybe feature of all except:

14. Primary biliary cirrhosis may be associated with all except:

15. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

16. Water is minimally absorbed from:

17. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

18. Severe mucoid diarrhoea which is rich in electrolytes should arouse suspicion of:

19. The commonest cause of post-transfusion hepatitis is:

20. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

21. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

22. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

23. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

24. Which of the following is the most sensitive and test of choice in diagnosing cystic dud obstruction, i.e. acute cholecystitis?

25. Menetrier’s disease may have all of the following except:

26. Weil’s disease is associated with:

27. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

28. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

29. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

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

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

32. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

33. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

34. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

35. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

36. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

37. All the drugs are given at some time in the treatment of carcinoid syndrome except:

38. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

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

40. All of the following may be the aetiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome except:

41. Cholangiocarcinoma may be associated with:

42. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

43. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

44. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to:

45. Major organ responsible for the removal of gastrin is:

46. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

47. Regarding carcinoma of oesophagus, all are true except:

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

49. All of the following are true regarding right-sided colonic carcinoma except:

50. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is: