Gastroenterology

1. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

2. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

3. Diarrhoea may be associated with all except:

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

5. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

6. The commonest cause of anaemia after peptic ulcer surgery is:

7. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

8. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

9. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

10. Which of the following does not produce secretory diarrhoea?

11. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

12. Pyrosis is better known as:

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

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

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

16. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

17. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility?

18. Which vitamin deficiency is commonly seen in Crohn’s disease?

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

20. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except:

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

22. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

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

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

25. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

26. The maximum absorption of fluid in the gastrointestinal tract occurs in:

27. Whipple’s triad is found in:

28. Crohn’s disease may be complicated by all except:

29. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

30. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

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

32. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

34. Macroglossia is not found in:

35. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

36. Among all of the following, which is the most characteristic feature regarding intestinal ischaemia?

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

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

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

40. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

41. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

42. What is true about Weil’s disease?

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

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

45. The most valuable provocative test of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is:

46. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

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

48. Commonest organism causing pyogenic liver abscess is:

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

50. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?