Gastroenterology

1. Regarding diffuse oesophageal spasm, which of the following is true?

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

3. Pneumaturia is an established feature of:

4. Venous prominence present in the upper abdomen with direction of flow towards pelvis suggests:

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

6. Minimal free fluid in the abdomen that can be picked up by ultrasonography is:

7. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

8. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

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

10. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with:

11. WBC in stool is not found in:

12. Fatty liver may be produced by:

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

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

15. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

16. Which of the following is not included in the list of high-folate diet?

17. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

18. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

19. Which of the following is not responsible for food poisoning?

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

21. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except:

22. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

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

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

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

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

27. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

28. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

29. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

30. All of the following endocrine disorders are associated with malabsorption except:

31. Which of the following is false according to Ranson/Imrie criteria in acute pancreatitis for adversely affecting survival on admission?

32. Which segment of the Gl tract is most susceptible to volvulus?

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

34. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

35. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

37. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

38. Bacillary dysentery can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis by:

39. Which of the following is not included in the classical triad of chronic pancreatitis?

Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery?
A. 1st day B. 2nd day
C. 3rd day D. 7th day

41. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

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

43. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

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

45. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

46. Which of the following clotting factors retains its activity in hepatocellular disorder?

47. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

48. Treatment modalities of Wilson’s disease include all except:

49. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

50. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?