Gastroenterology

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

2. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

3. Which of the following does not produce secretory diarrhoea?

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

5. Crohn’s disease may be complicated by all except:

6. Water is minimally absorbed from:

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

8. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

9. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

10. Which is true in familial polyposis coli?

11. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

12. Carcinoid syndrome is commonly produced, when the site of primary tumour is present in:

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

14. Fatty liver may be produced by:

15. Which of the following is not true in lupoid hepatitis?

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

17. Whipple’s triad is found in:

18. Which of the following is not effective to eradicate H. pylori?

19. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except:

20. All the drugs are given at some time in the treatment of carcinoid syndrome except:

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

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

23. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

24. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

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

26. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

27. Which of the following has the highest acid secretory effect?

28. Chronic active hepatitis may have all the following features except:

29. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis?

30. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

31. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

32. The commonest cause of upper GI bleeding in an alcoholic is:

33. Which one of the following is false regarding type B hepatitis serology?

34. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

35. Which of the following surgeries is related to severe hepatocellular dysfunction?

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

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

38. All of the following may give rise to flat oral GTT and a normal IV GTT except:

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

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

41. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to:

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

43. Which part of the colonic carcinoma is very easily overlooked?

44. The basic defect in coeliac sprue lies in:

45. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility?

46. Anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) is classically present in:

47. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

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

49. The commonest complaint by a patient with Ca rectum is:

50. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and?