Gastroenterology

1. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

2. The most sensitive test which detects hepatic involvement in congestive cardiac failure is:

3. Saint’s triad is the presence of gallstones, hiatal hernia and?

4. Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is true?

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

6. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of:

7. All of the following enzymes may be normally found in stool except:

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

9. Macroglossia is not found in:

10. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

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

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

13. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

14. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

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

16. Which is true in halothane-induced. hepatitis?

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

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

19. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

20. Halitosis is present in all except:

21. The commonest extraintestinal complication of ulcerative colitis is:

22. Hepatic rub may be found in:

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

24. Normal portal venous pressure is:

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

26. Milk-alkali syndrome (Burnett’s syndrome) may lead to all except:

27. Which one is true in relation to Barrett’s oesophagus?

28. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as when:

29. The most valuable provocative test of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is:

30. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

31. Indicators of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis include all except:

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

33. Steatorrhoea accompanying diabetes mellitus may be due to all except:

34. Which one of the following is not an ocular complication of ulcerative colitis?

35. Which one is false in granulomatous hepatitis?

36. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

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

38. The classical triad in carcinoid syndrome is:

39. Symptoms of carcinoma of the left colon include all except:

40. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

41. Water is minimally absorbed from:

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

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

44. Regarding cimetidine, all of the following are true except:

45. H. pylori is usually not associated with:

46. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

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

48. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

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

50. Pneumaturia is an established feature of: