Gastroenterology

1. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

2. Octreotide can be used in all except:

3. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

4. Water is minimally absorbed from:

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

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

7. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

8. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

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

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

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

12. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

13. What percentage of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are malignant?

14. Oral mucous membrane may be affected in all except:

15. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

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

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

18. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of:

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

20. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except:

21. Which is true regarding rapidly shrinking liver in fulminant hepatic failure?

22. Commonest cause of hepatoma is:

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

24. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

25. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is:

26. Major organ responsible for the removal of gastrin is:

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

28. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

29. The presence of hepatic bruit over the liver suggests:

30. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

31. Cholangiocarcinoma may be associated with:

32. What is true about Weil’s disease?

33. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

34. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

35. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

36. Bentiromide test diagnoses?

37. Raspberry tongue is found in:

38. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

39. Mid-zonal necrosis of liver is caused by:

40. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

41. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

42. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has all the advantages except:

43. The most helpful differentiating histological feature between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease by rectal biopsy is:

44. All of the following are true regarding right-sided colonic carcinoma except:

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

46. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

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

48. Which of the following is false regarding pernicious anaemia?

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

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