Gastroenterology

1. Anti-LKM1 antibodies (liver-kidney microsomes) are seen in infection with:

2. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

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

4. Jejunal diverticula may be associated with:

5. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

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

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

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

9. The best single diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis is:

10. Symptoms of carcinoma of the left colon include all except:

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

12. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

13. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

14. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except:

15. The most reliable screening test for patients suffering from malabsorption is:

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

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

18. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

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

20. Steatorrhoea accompanying diabetes mellitus may be due to all except:

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

22. Cholangiocarcinoma may be associated with:

23. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

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

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

26. All of the following are true with respect to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome except:

27. Regarding solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS), which of the following is false?

28. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

29. Which segment of the Gl tract is most susceptible to volvulus?

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

31. Constipation may develop from all except:

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

33. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

34. Which one of the following is true regarding pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension:

35. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

36. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

37. Major organ responsible for the removal of gastrin is:

38. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

39. Acute viral hepatitis may develop from all of the following except:

40. Spider naevi:

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

42. Which of the following infections commonly produces hepatic granuloma?

43. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

44. Carcinoid syndrome:

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

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

47. Macroglossia is not found in:

48. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of:

49. Regarding diffuse oesophageal spasm, which of the following is true?

50. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by: