Gastroenterology

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

2. The Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is associated with all of the following except:

3. Endopeptidases include all except:

4. Faecal assay of alpha1-antitrypsin clinches the diagnosis of:

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

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

7. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

8. Which indicates chronicity in hepatitis B virus infection?

9. Which of the following is false regarding pernicious anaemia?

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

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

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

13. Protein-losing enteropathy maybe feature of all except:

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

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

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

17. In gastroparesis, the following drugs are helpful except:

18. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

19. WBC in stool is not found in:

20. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

21. Among all of the following, which is the most characteristic feature regarding intestinal ischaemia?

22. The most reliable screening test for patients suffering from malabsorption is:

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

24. Gum hypertrophy is not a feature of:

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

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

27. All the drugs are given at some time in the treatment of carcinoid syndrome except:

28. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

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

30. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

31. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

32. All of the following may be associated with hyposplenism except:

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

34. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

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

36. Major organ responsible for the removal of gastrin is:

37. Commonest organism causing pyogenic liver abscess is:

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

39. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

40. All of the following are examples of psychiatric illness associated with profound weight loss except:

41. Whipple’s triad is found in:

42. Zieve’s syndrome in alcoholic cirrhosis includes pain abdomen and haemolytic anaemia; the other component is:

43. Pseudomembranous colitis is not produced by:

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

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

46. Octreotide can be used in all except:

47. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

48. Which one of the following is false in hepatorenal syndrome?

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

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