Gastroenterology

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

2. Malignant potential is least in:

3. Which is true in halothane-induced. hepatitis?

4. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

5. The presence of diverticulosis is most commonly seen in:

6. Hirschsprung’s disease is not manifested by:

7. Which of the following is not a cause of hyperamylasaemia?

8. Sialorrhoea is associated with all of the following except:

9. Aluminium hydroxide as an antacid may have all characteristics except:

10. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

11. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except:

12. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

13. Which of the following bile acids is virtually absent in advanced cirrhosis of liver?

14. The single most important point which differentiates tropical sprue from coeliac sprue is:

15. Among the undermentioned liver function tests, which one is least likely to be impaired during normal pregnancy?

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

17. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

18. All of the following may produce intestinal pseudo-obstruction except:

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

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

21. All of the following are true regarding acute mesenteric vascular occlusion except:

22. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

23. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

24. Passage of a bolus of food through the oesophagus is the function of:

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

26. Steatorrhoea accompanying diabetes mellitus may be due to all except:

27. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

28. Characteristic of hepatic pre-coma is:

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

30. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

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

32. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except:

33. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except:

34. Which is the most sensitive test to diagnose hepatopulmonary syndrome?

35. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

36. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

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

38. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is associated with all of the following except:

39. All of the following may be associated with diarrhoea except:

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

41. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

42. Which of the following reflects the best prognostic marker of hepatocellular function?

43. Among the following drugs, which one is thought to be the safest in pregnancy?

44. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

45. Anti-LKM1 antibodies (liver-kidney microsomes) are seen in infection with:

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

47. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

48. Which is true with respect to irritable bowel syndrome?

49. Which of the following is false regarding acute appendicitis?

50. The smallest absorbing unit of the small intestinal mucosa is: