Gastroenterology

1. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

2. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to:

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

4. Which is not true so far as definition of cirrhosis of liver is concerned?

5. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by:

6. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

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

8. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

9. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

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

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

12. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is commonly seen accompanying:

13. Superficial venous flow in portal hypertension is:

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

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

16. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

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

18. Which of the following is not a variety of osmotic diarrhoea?

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

20. All are absorbed maximally in the upper small intestine except:

21. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

22. ‘Puddle sign’ detects a small amount of free fluid in peritoneal cavity which may be as low as:

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

24. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

25. Aluminium hydroxide as an antacid may have all characteristics except:

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

27. All of the following protozoa! infections produce diarrhoea in a patient of AIDS except:

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

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

30. Which of the following is not a cause of hyperamylasaemia?

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

32. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

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

34. Which of the following does not give rise to haematemesis?

35. Jejuno-ileal bypass surgery done for obesity may be complicated by all except:

36. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

37. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when:

38. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

39. Raspberry tongue is found in:

40. All are recognised complications of acute viral hepatitis except:

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

42. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

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

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

45. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

46. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

47. Which is true regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

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

49. The ideal time to give antacids in peptic ulcer disease is:

50. The most sensitive test which detects hepatic involvement in congestive cardiac failure is: