Gastroenterology

1. Leptospirosis can be diagnosed during the 1st week of illness by:

2. Which of the following is not included in the classical triad of chronic pancreatitis?

3. Pseudomembranous colitis is best treated by:

4. Giardiasis is characterised by all except:

5. Characteristics of anorexia nervosa include all except:

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

7. All of the following are methods for detection of H. pylori except:

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

9. What is true about Weil’s disease?

10. Geographic tongue is ideally treated by:

11. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

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

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

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

15. Achalasia cardia may lead to all except:

16. Regarding H. pylori, which statement is false?

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

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

19. Giardia lamblia infestation produces a syndrome mimicking:

20. ‘String sign’ in Crohn’s disease is due to:

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

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

23. Which of the following may develop into intestinal lymphoma?

24. Treatment of peptic ulcers with magnesium hydroxide is characterised by:

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

26. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

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

28. Malignant potential is least in:

29. Carbenoxolone sodium may be associated with all of the following features except:

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

31. Normal faecal fat is defined as:

32. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) may be produced by all except:

33. Regarding non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), all are true except:

34. Gluten-free diet is beneficial in:

35. All are causes of chylous ascites except:

36. The major site of bile salt absorption is:

37. Chronic gastritis may be associated with all except:

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

39. The commonest type of pancreatic carcinoma is:

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

41. Gluten-induced enteropathy is strongly associated with:

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

43. Commonest cause of duodenal haematoma is:

44. The most common and most specific radiological feature in barium meal follow-through in a patient with malabsorption is:

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

46. Anti-LKM1 antibodies (liver-kidney microsomes) are seen in infection with:

47. All of the following protozoa! infections produce diarrhoea in a patient of AIDS except:

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

49. Which one of the following is true regarding pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension:

50. Mucosal immunity is mainly due to: