Gastroenterology

1. Treatment modalities of Wilson’s disease include all except:

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

3. Which endocrine disorder is associated with exudative ascites?

4. Treatment of choice in correcting anaemia of ‘blind loop syndrome’ is:

5. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

6. Which is true in familial polyposis coli?

7. Malignant potential is least in:

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

9. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

10. All of the following may be the aetiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome except:

11. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with:

12. Crohn’s disease may produce all of the following except:

13. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

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

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

16. Pyloric stenosis is commonly associated. with all except:

17. Anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) is classically present in:

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

19. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except:

20. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

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

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

23. Which segment of the colon is commonly affected by vascular insufficiency?

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

25. Which of the following has the highest acid secretory effect?

26. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

27. All of the following may be associated with hyposplenism except:

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

29. Which ion is necessary for the active transport of sugars?

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

31. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

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

33. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

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

35. The smallest absorbing unit of the small intestinal mucosa is:

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

37. Which of the following reflects the best prognostic marker of hepatocellular function?

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

39. Congestive gastropathy in portal hypertension is best treated by:

40. Which one is true in relation to Barrett’s oesophagus?

41. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with:

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

43. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

44. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

45. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

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

48. Normal portal venous pressure is:

49. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

50. Atypical chest pain of reflux oesophagitis is very often precipitated by: