Gastroenterology

1. Jejuno-ileal bypass surgery done for obesity may be complicated by all except:

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

3. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

4. Atypical chest pain of reflux oesophagitis is very often precipitated by:

5. Weil’s disease is associated with:

6. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

7. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

8. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

9. ‘Sago spleen’ is found in:

10. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

11. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

13. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

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

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

16. Faecal assay of alpha1-antitrypsin clinches the diagnosis of:

17. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

18. Anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) is classically present in:

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

20. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

21. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

22. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

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

24. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

25. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

26. High transaminase levels may be found in all except:

27. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

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

29. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

30. The lower oesophageal mucosa ring (Schatzki ring) is:

31. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

32. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

33. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

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

35. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

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

37. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

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

39. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

40. Which ion is necessary for the active transport of sugars?

41. The weight of normal daily stool of a healthy adult is:

42. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

43. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with:

44. The commonest micro-organism responsible for cholangitis is:

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

46. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

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

48. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

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

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