Gastroenterology

1. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

2. All of the following are true in irritable bowel syndrome except:

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

4. Carcinoid syndrome:

5. Late dumping syndrome may be manifested by all except:

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

7. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

8. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study?

9. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

10. Incidence of stress ulcers in acutely traumatised patients is:

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

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

13. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

14. All are characteristic features of Wilson’s disease except:

15. Botulism may be associated with all of the following except:

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

17. Macroglossia is not found in:

18. Which of the following is the most sensitive and test of choice in diagnosing cystic dud obstruction, i.e. acute cholecystitis?

19. Elevation in 5-HIAA (5 hydroxy-indole acetic acid) in urine is found in all except:

20. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

21. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

23. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

24. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

25. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

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

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

28. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

29. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by:

30. Which of the following clotting factors is not produced in the liver?

31. Serum alkaline phosphatase level may be increased in all except:

32. The commonest cause of post-transfusion hepatitis is:

33. Which of the following infections may produce features like cardiospasm?

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

35. The valvular heart disease common in carcinoid syndrome is:

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

37. Which of the following pancreatic islet cells synthesizes glucagon?

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

39. The most reliable method of measuring steatorrhoea is:

40. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

41. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

42. Primary biliary cirrhosis may be associated with all except:

43. Which of the following is not a recognized complication of ulcerative colitis?

44. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

45. Regarding cimetidine, all of the following are true except:

46. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

47. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when:

48. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

49. Raspberry tongue is found in:

50. Which is not a member of familial non-haemolytic hyperbilirubinaemia?