Gastroenterology

1. Michaelis-Gutmann bodies are found in:

2. Pregnancy predisposes to all except:

3. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

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

5. Constipation may develop from all except:

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

7. The weight of normal daily stool of a healthy adult is:

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

9. The commonest cause of upper GI bleeding in an alcoholic is:

10. The commonest type of oral malignancy is:

11. The Kayser-Fleischer (KF) ring is:

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

13. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

14. Which of the following is not a disorder of intestinal motility?

15. The ideal time to give antacids in peptic ulcer disease is:

16. Which organ does not move at all with respiration?

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

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

19. Congenital hepatic fibrosis may be associated with:

20. The commonest cause of pancreatic calcification is:

21. Which cardiovascular disorder is not associated with steatorrhoea?

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

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

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

25. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

26. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

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

28. Crohn’s disease is caused by:

29. The commonest site of carcinoma of the stomach is:

30. Severe mucoid diarrhoea which is rich in electrolytes should arouse suspicion of:

31. If an intestinal biopsy is not possible, the diagnosis of Whipple’s disease can be made by:

32. Diarrhoea may be associated with all except:

33. Features of Mallory-Weiss syndrome comprise all except:

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

35. Which one of the following is false regarding primary biliary cirrhosis?

36. Severe kwashiorkor may have a hepatic lesion in the form of:

37. All are recognised complications of acute pancreatitis except:

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

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

40. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

44. Hepatic amoebiasis is associated with all except:

45. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is classically diagnosed by:

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

47. The commonest manifestation of radiation proctitis is:

48. All of the following may give rise to flat oral GTT and a normal IV GTT except:

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

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