Gastroenterology Home Gastroenterology 0% 16 votes, 0 avg 38 Gastroenterology 1 / 50 1. Endopeptidases include all except: A. Trypsin B. Chymotrypsin C. Elastase D. Carboxypeptidase 2 / 50 2. Commonest cause of hepatoma is: A. Cirrhosis of liver B. Haemochromatosis C. Alcohol D. alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency 3 / 50 3. Treatment of choice in correcting anaemia of ‘blind loop syndrome’ is: A. Folic acid B. Broad-spectrum antibiotics C. Iron D. Vitamin 4 / 50 4. All of the following produce “sub-total villous atrophy’ except: A. Hypogammaglobulinaemia B. Radiation C. Coeliac disease D. Abetalipoproteinaemia 5 / 50 5. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except: A. Plummer-Vinson syndrome B. Lye ingestion C. Chronic achalasia cardia D. Hypervitaminosis A 6 / 50 6. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in: A. Dermatitis herpetiformis B. Atopic eczema C. Psoriasis D. Pemphigus 7 / 50 7. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except: A. Osteomalacia B. Paget's disease of bone C. Osteoporosis D. Sclerosing cholangitis 8 / 50 8. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility? A. Irritable bowel syndrome B. Diverticulosis C. Ulcerative colitis D. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction 9 / 50 9. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with: A. Pancreatic carcinoma B. Biliary tract disease C. Hyperparathyroidism D. Pancreatic islet cell tumour 10 / 50 10. Which of the following is not a cause of hyperamylasaemia? A. Burns B. Pseudopancreatic cyst C. Renal insufficiency D. Acute intermittent porphyria 11 / 50 11. Which one of the following originates from non-beta islet cell tumour of the pancreas? A. Somatostatinoma B. Glucagonoma C. Gastrinoma D. Insulinoma 12 / 50 12. Anti-LKM1 antibodies (liver-kidney microsomes) are seen in infection with: A. Hepatitis D B. Hepatitis B C. Hepatitis C D. Cytomegalovirus 13 / 50 13. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except: A. Commonly precipitated by vomiting and retching B. May produce melaena C. Usually involves the lower oesophageal mucosa but also may involve the gastric mucosa near the squamocolumnar junction D. In majority of patients, bleeding stops spontaneously 14 / 50 14. All are examples of APUDomas except: A. Melanoma B. Medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland C. Phaeochromocytoma D. Hepatoma 15 / 50 15. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in: A. Stomach B. Duodenum C. Ileum D. Jejunum 16 / 50 16. The presence of diverticulosis is most commonly seen in: A. Descending colon B. Transverse colon C. Caecum D. Sigmoid colon 17 / 50 17. All of the following may be associated with diarrhoea except: A. Sorbitol B. Theophylline C. Amitriptyline D. Colchicine 18 / 50 18. ‘Sago spleen’ is found in: A. Felty's syndrome B. Focal amyloidosis C. Chronic myeloid leukaemia D. Chronic active hepatitis 19 / 50 19. Cholangiocarcinoma may be associated with: A. Biliary atresia B. Tinea echinococcus infestation C. Ulcerative colitis D. Cholelithiasis 20 / 50 20. Treatment modalities of Wilson’s disease include all except: A. Elemental zinc B. Tetrathiomolybdate C. Penicillamine D. Colchicine 21 / 50 21. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by: A. Chloramphenicol B. Ampicillin C. Clindamycin D. Streptomycin 22 / 50 22. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is: A. Telangiectasias, flushing, diarrhoea B. Pruritus, wheezing, diarrhoea C. Flushing, diarrhoea, valvular heart disease D. Dyspnoea, flushing, valvular heart disease 23 / 50 23. All of the following may be associated with hyposplenism except: A. Coeliac disease B. Haemolytic anaemia C. Sickle cell disease D. Dermatitis herpetiformi 24 / 50 24. Hyperdefaecation is found in all except: A. Irritable bowel syndrome B. Hyperthyroidism C. Proctitis D. Diabetes mellitus 25 / 50 25. Bacillary dysentery can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis by: A. Sigmoidoscopy B. Barium enema C. Stool culture D. Stool smear 26 / 50 26. Which organ does not move at all with respiration? A. Transverse colon B. Pancreas C. Stomach D. Kidney 27 / 50 27. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is: A. Ductal adenocarcinoma B. Cystadenocarcinoma C. Islet cell carcinoma D. Mucinous carcinoma 28 / 50 28. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to: A. IgG B. IgA C. IgD D. IgM 29 / 50 29. Which of the following immunoglobulins may be depressed in Giardia lamblia infestation? A. IgD B. IgA C. IgM D. IgG 30 / 50 30. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body? A. Iron B. Folic acid C. Serum albumin D. Vitamin B12 31 / 50 31. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to: A. Spasm B. Fistula C. Pseudopolyps D. Small ulceration 32 / 50 32. All of the following may be the aetiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome except: A. Congenital hepatic fibrosis B. Right atrial myxoma C. Antiphospholipid syndrome D. Oral contraceptive pills 33 / 50 33. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true? A. Almost always an occlusive disease of mesenteric vessels B. Affects young population C. Angiography is not helpful D. Rectal bleeding is a rare complication 34 / 50 34. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when: A. > 50% of the total serum bilirubin is unconjugated B. > 70% of the total serum bilirubin is unconjugated C. > 85% of the total serum bilirubin is unconjugated D. > 60% of the total serum bilirubin is unconjugated 35 / 50 35. Weil’s disease is associated with: A. Jaundice in all B. Leucopenia with lymphocytosis C. Absence of renal involvement D. Severe muscle pain 36 / 50 36. Faecal assay of alpha1-antitrypsin clinches the diagnosis of: A. Cirrhosis of liver B. Irritable bowel syndrome C. Chronic pancreatitis D. Protein-losing enteropathy 37 / 50 37. Which is not true so far as definition of cirrhosis of liver is concerned? A. Fibrosis B. Necrosis C. Fatty infiltration D. Regeneration 38 / 50 38. Water is minimally absorbed from: A. Transverse colon B. Descending colon C. Ascending colon D. Caecum 39 / 50 39. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except: A. Clostridium difficile B. Clostridium perfringens C. Campylobacter D. Shigella 40 / 50 40. Diabetic diarrhoea may be encountered in the presence of: A. Neuropathy B. Nephropathy C. Macroangiopathy D. Retinopathy 41 / 50 41. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except: A. Mallory-Weiss syndrome B. Polymyositis C. Achalasia cardia D. Diffuse oesophageal spasm 42 / 50 42. Which of the following clotting factors is not produced in the liver? A. V B. II C. IV D. VII 43 / 50 43. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by: A. Protein meal B. Metoclopramide C. Beta-adrenergic agonist D. Gastrin 44 / 50 44. What is true about Weil’s disease? A. Myocarditis may be a complication B. Low glucose in CSF C. Liver biopsy is diagnostic D. Leucopenia 45 / 50 45. Botulism may be associated with all of the following except: A. Diplopia B. Descending paralysis C. Increased salivation D. Constipation 46 / 50 46. What percentage of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are malignant? A. 40% B. 30% C. 60% D. 20% 47 / 50 47. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is: A. Malabsorption B. Gram-negative sepsis C. Meconium ileus D. Tetany 48 / 50 48. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is associated with all of the following except: A. Recalcitrant upper GI ulcers B. Diarrhoea and steatorrhoea C. Vitamin B12 malabsorption D. Diagnosis with certainty by BAO /MAO ratio 49 / 50 49. The major immunoglobulin in primary biliary cirrhosis is: A. IgG B. IgD C. IgM D. IgA 50 / 50 50. Incidence of gastric carcinoid is increased in all except: A. Mesenteric fibrosis B. Hashimoto's thyroiditis C. Pernicious anaemia D. Achlorhydria LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Visit our FB page Restart Quiz Send Feedback Previous Post Neurology Next Post Rheumatology