Gastroenterology

1. The most helpful differentiating histological feature between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease by rectal biopsy is:

2. All of the following may cause traveller’s diarrhoea except:

3. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

4. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis may be associated with:

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

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

7. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

8. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

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

10. The inheritance of cystic fibrosis is:

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

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

13. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

14. Tropical sprue may be associated with all except:

15. Silvery stool signifies a lesion characteristic of:

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

17. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except:

18. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

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

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

21. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

22. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

23. Which of the following clotting factors retains its activity in hepatocellular disorder?

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

25. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

26. Which one of the following originates from non-beta islet cell tumour of the pancreas?

27. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

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

30. Jejunal diverticula may be associated with:

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

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

33. Acute pancreatitis may eventually lead to all of the following except:

34. Which of the following is not a variety of osmotic diarrhoea?

35. The commonest cause of chronic relapsing pancreatitis is:

36. Weil’s disease is associated with:

37. Mid-zonal necrosis of liver is caused by:

38. Commonest organism causing pyogenic liver abscess is:

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

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

41. All of the following are true regarding diverticulitis except:

42. Macroglossia is not found in:

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

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

45. Carcinoid syndrome:

46. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

47. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

48. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

49. Portal hypertension associated with soft liver suggests:

50. Gardner’s syndrome may be associated with all except: