Gastroenterology

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

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

3. Which of the following is not included in the list of high-folate diet?

4. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is:

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

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

7. The presenting feature of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis is:

8. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

9. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

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

11. The valvular heart disease common in carcinoid syndrome is:

12. Weil’s disease is associated with:

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

14. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

15. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

16. The Kayser-Fleischer (KF) ring is:

17. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

18. All of the following are true regarding right-sided colonic carcinoma except:

19. All are characteristic features of Wilson’s disease except:

20. The presence of hepatic bruit over the liver suggests:

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

22. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except:

23. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

24. Hepatic rub may be found in:

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

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

27. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

28. Which vitamin deficiency is commonly seen in Crohn’s disease?

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

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

31. Macroglossia is not found in:

32. Which of the following is false regarding Gaucher’s disease?

33. Menetrier’s disease may have all of the following except:

34. Achalasia cardia may lead to all except:

35. In coeliac sprue, which of the following is non-deficient in the body?

36. A patient is having an isolated elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase. The next test to be performed is:

37. Constipation may develop from all except:

38. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

39. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

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

41. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except:

42. The commonest cause of anaemia after peptic ulcer surgery is:

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

44. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study?

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

46. Which is true regarding Vincent’s angina?

47. Faecal assay of alpha1-antitrypsin clinches the diagnosis of:

48. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

49. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is:

50. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is reported in association with all of the following except: