Gastroenterology

1. Incidence of stress ulcers in acutely traumatised patients is:

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

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

4. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

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

6. Pneumaturia is an established feature of:

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

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

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

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

11. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

12. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis?

13. A child having diarrhoea later complicated by the appearance of rash and petechiae. The most probable diagnosis is:

14. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

15. Halitosis is present in all except:

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

17. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

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

19. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

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

21. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

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

23. Lactose intolerance with lactase deficiency may be present in all except:

24. Regarding Meckel’s diverticulum, which one is false?

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

26. Which one is false regarding irritable bowel syndrome?

27. The major immunoglobulin in primary biliary cirrhosis is:

28. Necrolytic migratory erythema is a feature of:

29. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

30. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

31. The ideal time to give antacids in peptic ulcer disease is:

Burst abdomen commonly occurs on which post-op day of abdominal surgery?
A. 1st day B. 2nd day
C. 3rd day D. 7th day

33. Spider naevi:

34. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

35. Acute pancreatitis may be caused by:

36. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

37. Carcinoid syndrome is commonly produced, when the site of primary tumour is present in:

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

39. Botulism may be associated with all of the following except:

40. Which is not a member of familial non-haemolytic hyperbilirubinaemia?

41. The commonest micro-organism responsible for cholangitis is:

42. Which one of the following is false regarding type B hepatitis serology?

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

44. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

45. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

46. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

47. All of the following may produce intestinal pseudo-obstruction except:

48. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

49. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by:

50. Late dumping syndrome may be manifested by all except: