Gastroenterology

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

2. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

3. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

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

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

6. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

7. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is:

8. Bentiromide test diagnoses?

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

10. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false?

11. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

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

13. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of:

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

15. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

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

17. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) may be produced by all except:

18. Regarding carcinoma of oesophagus, all are true except:

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

20. A ‘white patch’ in the throat may be due to all except:

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

22. Hepatic rub may be found in:

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

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

25. In gastroparesis, the following drugs are helpful except:

26. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is:

27. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

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

29. Water is minimally absorbed from:

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

31. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

32. Acute pancreatitis may eventually lead to all of the following except:

33. Commonest cause of hepatoma is:

34. Regarding non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), all are true except:

35. Minimal fluid required to have classical shifting dullness in ascites is:

36. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

37. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

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

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

40. Constipation may develop from all except:

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

42. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

43. The most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome is:

44. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

45. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

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

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

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

49. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

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