Gastroenterology

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

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

3. Endopeptidases include all except:

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

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

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

7. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

8. Carcinoma of the large intestine is mostly found in:

9. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

10. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

11. Which of the following immunoglobulins may be depressed in Giardia lamblia infestation?

12. Commonest cause of antral gastritis is:

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

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

15. All of the following are true regarding acute mesenteric vascular occlusion except:

16. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

17. Acute viral hepatitis may develop from all of the following except:

18. Tegaserod is used in:

19. All of the following may give rise to flat oral GTT and a normal IV GTT except:

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

21. The causative agent of tropical sprue is:

22. Which segment of the Gl tract is most susceptible to volvulus?

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

24. The lower oesophageal mucosa ring (Schatzki ring) is:

25. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

26. Which of the following may develop into intestinal lymphoma?

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

28. The commonest malignant tumour of the gallbladder is:

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

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

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

32. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis?

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

34. Raspberry tongue is found in:

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

36. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

37. What is true about Weil’s disease?

38. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility?

39. The weight of normal daily stool of a healthy adult is:

40. Characteristic of hepatic pre-coma is:

41. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

42. Gastric diverticula are:

43. Constipation may develop from all except:

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

45. The commonest complaint by a patient with Ca rectum is:

46. Ulcerative colitis involves the rectal mucosa in:

47. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

48. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is commonly seen accompanying:

49. High transaminase levels may be found in all except:

50. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except: