Gastroenterology

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

2. All of the following produce hypergastrinemia except:

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

4. Acute pancreatitis is not associated with:

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

6. Characteristic of hepatic pre-coma is:

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

8. Features of gastric outlet obstruction produced by congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis develop in infants:

9. Which of the following is the most sensitive and test of choice in diagnosing cystic dud obstruction, i.e. acute cholecystitis?

10. Aerophagia is commonly found in all except:

11. A patient with severe malabsorption having fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, sacroiliitis and increased skin pigmentation is probably suffering from:

12. The smallest absorbing unit of the small intestinal mucosa is:

13. Which part of the colonic carcinoma is very easily overlooked?

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

15. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

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

17. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

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

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

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

21. ‘Puddle sign’ detects a small amount of free fluid in peritoneal cavity which may be as low as:

22. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

23. All of the following can be associated with obstructive jaundice except:

24. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

25. All are recognised complications of inflammatory bowel disease except:

26. Fatty liver may be produced by:

27. Bentiromide test diagnoses?

28. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

29. What percentage of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are malignant?

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

31. Which of the following bile acids is virtually absent in advanced cirrhosis of liver?

32. The most common cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome is:

33. All of the following are true regarding acute mesenteric vascular occlusion except:

34. Among the undermentioned liver function tests, which one is least likely to be impaired during normal pregnancy?

35. Carcinoma of oesophagus may be predisposed by alt except:

36. Which of the following is false regarding cholera?

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

38. Gastric diverticula are:

39. Pyloric stenosis is commonly associated. with all except:

40. Which site of gastric carcinoma is easily overlooked. by barium meal study?

41. The most specific treatment in coeliac sprue is:

42. All of the following are true regarding right-sided colonic carcinoma except:

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

44. Which of the following primaries is uncommonly associated with bony metastasis?

45. Which one of the following is false regarding type B hepatitis serology?

46. Halitosis is present in all except:

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

48. Carcinoid syndrome is commonly produced, when the site of primary tumour is present in:

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

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