Gastroenterology Home Gastroenterology 0% 16 votes, 0 avg 38 Gastroenterology 1 / 50 1. Incidence of gastric carcinoid is increased in all except: A. Achlorhydria B. Pernicious anaemia C. Mesenteric fibrosis D. Hashimoto's thyroiditis 2 / 50 2. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study? A. Body B. Antrum C. Lesser curvature D. Cardia 3 / 50 3. Which is true with respect to irritable bowel syndrome? A. Nocturnal diarrhoea is common B. Easily treatable C. Most common GI disorder in practice D. Commonly affects middle-aged males 4 / 50 4. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true? A. Malignancy never follows even in long-standing disease B. Crypt abscesses are typical C. Segmental involvement is common D. Granuloma and fistula formation are characteristic 5 / 50 5. Carbenoxolone sodium may be associated with all of the following features except: A. Development of potassium depletion B. Development of systemic hypertension C. May be associated with milk-alkali syndrome D. Complicated by oedema 6 / 50 6. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to: A. Fistula B. Spasm C. Pseudopolyps D. Small ulceration 7 / 50 7. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection? A. Ca++ B. Salt and water C. Vitamin B12 D. Fat 8 / 50 8. Which of the following is not a recognized complication of ulcerative colitis? A. Pyoderma gangrenosum B. Sacroiliitis C. Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia D. Bronchiectasis 9 / 50 9. Hirschsprung’s disease is not manifested by: A. Obstipation B. Distended abdomen C. Rectal ampulla is full of faeces while the anal sphincter is normal D. Vomiting 10 / 50 10. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis? A. Jaundice B. Liver biopsy is diagnostic C. Sarcoidosis may be an aetiology D. Mild, firm hepatomegaly 11 / 50 11. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by: A. Erythromycin B. Vancomycin C. Tobramycin D. Clindamycin 12 / 50 12. Menetrier’s disease may have all of the following except: A. Gastritis B. Large tortuous gastric mucosal folds C. Hypoproteinaemia D. Hypochlorhydria 13 / 50 13. Regarding solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS), which of the following is false? A. Commonly in the posterior wall of rectum B. Surgery by resection rectopexy may be done C. Rectal bleeding and tenesmus are common D. Rectal prolapse and straining by patient are common associations 14 / 50 14. The commonest site of carcinoma of the stomach is: A. Greater curvature B. Prepyloric C. Lesser curvature D. Body of the stomach 15 / 50 15. The most helpful differentiating histological feature between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease by rectal biopsy is: A. Crypt abscess B. Fibrosis C. Granuloma D. Transmural involvement 16 / 50 16. Regarding angiodysplasia of colon, which one is false? A. It looks like spider angiomas of the skin B. Left colon is commonly affected C. Aortic stenosis may be associated with it D. Haemotochezia is common 17 / 50 17. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has all the advantages except: A. Best visualisation of cystic duct B. Endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone removal C. Bile or pancreatic cytology D. Biliary manometry 18 / 50 18. All of the following may produce intestinal pseudo-obstruction except: A. Scleroderma B. Diabetes mellitus C. Hyperthyroidism D. Imipramine 19 / 50 19. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is: A. Protein electrophoresis B. Bone scan C. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) estimation D. USG of liver 20 / 50 20. Which of the following surgical procedures in peptic ulcers most commonly give rise to recurrent ulceration? A. Vagotomy with gastroenterostomy B. Vagotomy with pyloroplasty C. Three-quarter gastric resection D. Gastroenterostomy 21 / 50 21. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is: A. Hypercalcaemia B. Hyperlipidaemia C. Hyperamylasaemia D. Hypergastrinaemia 22 / 50 22. Which one of the following is false in hepatorenal syndrome? A. Urine to plasma creatinine ratio >30 B. Urine to plasma osmolality ratio >1.0 C. Urine Na+ concentration >10 mEq/dl D. Slow-onset azotaemia in chronic liver disease 23 / 50 23. Regarding cimetidine, all of the following are true except: A. Tender gynecomastia may be a complication after prolonged use B. Related structurally to histamine C. May cause mild elevation of serum transaminases and creatinine levels D. May produce benign intracranial hypertension 24 / 50 24. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by: A. Proton pump inhibitors B. Coating agents like sucralfate C. H2-receptor antagonists D. Prostaglandins like misoprostol 25 / 50 25. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation? A. Primary sclerosing cholangitis B. Haemangioma of liver C. Tyrosinaemia D. Hereditary oxalosis 26 / 50 26. Crohn’s disease may be complicated by all except: A. Amyloidosis B. Clubbing C. Chronic cholecystitis D. Hydroureter 27 / 50 27. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis? A. Female preponderance B. Clubbing C. Starts with pruritus D. Moderate to severe jaundice 28 / 50 28. The commonest type of oral malignancy is: A. Basal cell carcinoma B. Melanoma C. Adenocarcinoma D. Squamous cell carcinoma 29 / 50 29. Which of the following pancreatic islet cells synthesizes glucagon? A. Alpha B. Beta C. Delta D. Non-beta 30 / 50 30. The ideal time to give antacids in peptic ulcer disease is: A. Just before meals B. One hour after meals and at bedtime C. With the meals D. Immediately after meals 31 / 50 31. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except: A. Depression B. Sheehan's syndrome C. Schizophrenia D. Anorexia nervos 32 / 50 32. Venous prominence present in the upper abdomen with direction of flow towards pelvis suggests: A. Inferior vena caval obstruction B. Superior vena caval obstruction C. Hepatic vein thrombosis D. Portal hypertension 33 / 50 33. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and? A. Pancreatitis B. Diverticulosis C. Haemorrhoids D. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease 34 / 50 34. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false? A. The blood may not be mixed with stool B. Passage of bright red blood per rectum C. Maybe due to rectal polyp, ulcerative colitis or angiodysplasia of colon D. Bleeding source is proximal to ligament of Treitz 35 / 50 35. Which of the following is not associated with leucocytosis? A. Toxic hepatitis B. Weil's disease C. Amoebic liver abscess D. Acute viral hepatitis 36 / 50 36. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by: A. Rectal biopsy B. Stomach biopsy C. Liver biopsy D. Lymph node biopsy 37 / 50 37. Bacillary dysentery can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis by: A. Barium enema B. Sigmoidoscopy C. Stool culture D. Stool smear 38 / 50 38. Macroglossia is not found in: A. Primary amyloidosis B. Bulbar palsy C. Myxoedema D. Hurler syndrome 39 / 50 39. The major site of bile salt absorption is: A. Proximal small intestine B. Distal small intestine C. Duodenum D. Stomach 40 / 50 40. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection? A. HBeAg B. Anti-HBs C. IgG anti-HBc D. DNA polymerase 41 / 50 41. Which of the following reflects the best prognostic marker of hepatocellular function? A. Serum bilirubin B. Prothrombin time C. Alkaline phosphatase D. SGPT 42 / 50 42. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of: A. Fatty infiltration B. Hepatitis-like picture C. Hepatic vein thrombosis D. Laennec's cirrhosis 43 / 50 43. Crohn’s disease is caused by: A. Toxin elaborated by infectious microorganisms B. Autoimmunity C. Nutritional deficiency D. Not known 44 / 50 44. H. pylori is usually not associated with: A. Gastric lymphoma B. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome C. Antral gastritis D. Non-ulcer dyspepsia 45 / 50 45. Which segment of the Gl tract is most susceptible to volvulus? A. Caecum B. Small intestine C. Stomach D. Sigmoid colon 46 / 50 46. The most valuable provocative test of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is: A. Secretin injection test B. Calcium infusion test C. Histamine injection test D. Feeding of a standard mea 47 / 50 47. Which one of the following originates from non-beta islet cell tumour of the pancreas? A. Glucagonoma B. Insulinoma C. Gastrinoma D. Somatostatinoma 48 / 50 48. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is: A. Towards umbilicus B. Below upwards C. Away from the umbilicus D. Above downwards 49 / 50 49. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome? A. Periodicity is common B. Temporary relief of pain by the passage of flatus or stool C. Nocturnal pain abdomen is frequent complaint D. Pain abdomen usually lasts for 1/2 hour 50 / 50 50. Which one of the following is not a space-occupying disease of liver? A. Gummas B. Metastatic tumour C. Amyloid D. Cyst LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Neurology Next Post Rheumatology
