Gastroenterology

1. Tegaserod is used in:

2. Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis may be associated with:

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

4. Which statement is false regarding duodenal ulcer?

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

6. Acid peptic disease is rarely found in:

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

8. Chronic afferent loop syndrome producing obstruction may lead to:

9. Auto-vagotomy may be observed in:

10. Which of the following agent’s absorption is least affected in massive small bowel resection?

11. Minimal fluid required to have classical shifting dullness in ascites is:

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

13. The definitive test for diagnosis of haemochromatosis is:

14. Commonest cause of hepatoma is:

15. All of the following produce invasive diarrhoea except:

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

17. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

18. Normal portal venous pressure is:

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

20. Hepatocellular jaundice does not result from:

21. Which of the following is not associated with leucocytosis?

22. Which of the following infections commonly produces hepatic granuloma?

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

24. Regarding ischaemic colitis, which one is true?

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

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

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

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

29. Which of the following is not included in the list of high-folate diet?

30. Hour-glass stomach is usually produced by:

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

32. Granulomatous hepatitis is not a feature of:

33. Secretory diarrhoea has no association with:

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

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

36. The commonest hepatic lesion in haemochromatosis is:

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

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

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

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

41. Regarding melena, which statement is false?

42. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

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

44. Lactose intolerance with lactase deficiency may be present in all except:

45. Chronic active hepatitis may have all the following features except:

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

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

48. Hepatic rub may be found in:

49. Which of the following is not a cause of hyperamylasaemia?

50. A ‘white patch’ in the throat may be due to all except: