Gastroenterology

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

2. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

3. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

4. Chronic afferent loop syndrome producing obstruction may lead to:

5. All of the following protozoa! infections produce diarrhoea in a patient of AIDS except:

6. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

7. Severe mucoid diarrhoea which is rich in electrolytes should arouse suspicion of:

8. The commonest cause of upper GI bleeding in an alcoholic is:

9. All of the following may be associated with hypoglobulinaemia except:

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

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

12. All of the following produce “sub-total villous atrophy’ except:

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

14. Which is the most sensitive test to diagnose hepatopulmonary syndrome?

15. Among the following drugs, which one is thought to be the safest in pregnancy?

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

17. The presence of diverticulosis is most commonly seen in:

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

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

20. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

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

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

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

24. Regarding H. pylori, which statement is false?

25. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

26. In gastroparesis, the following drugs are helpful except:

27. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

28. Which of the following bile acids is virtually absent in advanced cirrhosis of liver?

29. All of the following can be associated with obstructive jaundice except:

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

31. The commonest site of carcinoid tumour is:

32. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

33. The maximum absorption of fluid in the gastrointestinal tract occurs in:

34. Endopeptidases include all except:

35. Jejuno-ileal bypass surgery done for obesity may be complicated by all except:

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

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

38. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

39. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

40. Among all of the following, which is the most characteristic feature regarding intestinal ischaemia?

41. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by:

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

43. Constipation may develop from all except:

44. Which light source produces best photodecomposition of bilirubin?

45. Sialorrhoea is associated with all of the following except:

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

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

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

49. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

50. Macroglossia is not found in: