Gastroenterology

1. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

2. Gardner’s syndrome may be associated with all except:

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

4. Pneumaturia is an established feature of:

5. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

6. Which of the following is not responsible for food poisoning?

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

8. Which of the following is not associated with leucocytosis?

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

10. Upper GI bleeding, angioid streaks in retina and yellowish skin papules indicate:

11. In HBV infection, which serological maker is present in the ‘window period’ as evidence of recent HBV infection:

12. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

13. Gastric diverticula are:

14. Water is minimally absorbed from:

15. Peritonitis may be complicated by all except:

16. Constipation may develop from all except:

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

18. Calcification of spleen is seen in:

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

20. Hepatitis-like features may be seen in therapy with all except:

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

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

23. All of the following produce hypergastrinemia except:

24. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

25. All of the following are true regarding diverticulitis except:

26. Incidence of gastric carcinoid is increased in all except:

27. All of the following may cause traveller’s diarrhoea except:

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

29. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

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

31. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

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

33. Which of the following immunoglobulins may be depressed in Giardia lamblia infestation?

34. Fatty liver may be produced by:

35. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

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

37. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

38. All of the following are true regarding Whipple’s disease except:

39. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

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

41. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

42. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

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

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

45. Hepatic rub may be found in:

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

47. Pyrosis is better known as:

48. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except:

49. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

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