Gastroenterology

1. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

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

3. Constipation may develop from all except:

4. Necrolytic migratory erythema is a feature of:

5. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

6. The commonest cause of colonic obstruction is:

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

8. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

9. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

10. Minimal free fluid in the abdomen that can be picked up by ultrasonography is:

11. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

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

13. Secretin is produced in largest quantities in:

14. Lower oesophageal sphincter is relaxed by:

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

16. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

17. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

18. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

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

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

21. Predominant unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is seen in all except:

22. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

23. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

24. Venous prominence present in the upper abdomen with direction of flow towards pelvis suggests:

25. Passage of a bolus of food through the oesophagus is the function of:

26. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

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

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

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

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

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

32. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

33. Regarding angiodysplasia of colon, which one is false?

34. In HBV infection, which serological maker is present in the ‘window period’ as evidence of recent HBV infection:

35. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is:

36. Hepatic rub may be found in:

37. All of the following may be associated with hypoglobulinaemia except:

38. Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is > 1.1 g/dl in all except:

39. Achalasia cardia gives rise to all except:

40. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of:

41. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

42. Chronic gastritis may be characterised by all except:

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

44. Cholangiocarcinoma may be associated with:

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

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

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

48. Sialorrhoea is associated with all of the following except:

49. Absolute contraindication for liver biopsy is:

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