Gastroenterology

1. The best way to diagnose Gilbert’s syndrome is:

2. Upper GI bleeding, angioid streaks in retina and yellowish skin papules indicate:

3. One of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis is:

4. Luge gastric folds are seen in all except:

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

6. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

7. Commonest cause of hepatoma is:

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

9. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

10. All of the following may be associated with diarrhoea except:

11. Which is not true so far as definition of cirrhosis of liver is concerned?

12. Hepatic rub may be found in:

13. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

14. Minimal fluid required to have classical shifting dullness in ascites is:

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

16. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

17. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

18. Which of the following is not true in lupoid hepatitis?

19. Diabetic diarrhoea may be encountered in the presence of:

20. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of:

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

22. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

23. Which one of the following is not a space-occupying disease of liver?

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

25. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

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

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

28. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

29. Which of the following is not included in the classical triad of chronic pancreatitis?

30. A desire for defaecation is initiated by:

31. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has all the advantages except:

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

33. Which of the following is false according to Ranson/Imrie criteria in acute pancreatitis for adversely affecting survival on admission?

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

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

36. Regarding haematochezia, which one is false?

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

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

39. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

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

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

42. Bentiromide test diagnoses?

43. The water content of adult stool is approximately:

44. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when:

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

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

47. Manometric study of the lower oesophagus is important in all except:

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

49. Elevation in 5-HIAA (5 hydroxy-indole acetic acid) in urine is found in all except:

50. Which of the following is not effective to eradicate H. pylori?