Gastroenterology

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

2. Incidence of stress ulcers in acutely traumatised patients is:

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

4. Which is the most sensitive test to diagnose hepatopulmonary syndrome?

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

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

7. All of the following are true in irritable bowel syndrome except:

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

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

10. Gastric diverticula are:

11. The commonest cause of metastasis to the wall of the stomach is:

12. Extraintestinal amoebiasis may involve all except:

13. Which is true in halothane-induced. hepatitis?

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

15. Predominant unconjugated bilirubin is seen in all except:

16. Continued infectivity in HBV infection is diagnosed by:

17. All of the following are true regarding diverticulitis except:

18. All of the following may be associated with hypoglobulinaemia except:

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

20. Endopeptidases include all except:

21. The most reliable method of measuring steatorrhoea is:

22. Bacillary dysentery can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis by:

23. Chronicity in hepatitis C virus infection is:

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

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

26. Which of the following pancreatic islet cells synthesizes glucagon?

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

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

29. All are major components of intestinal gas except:

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

31. Gastrin is predominantly secreted from:

32. Pruritus associated with cholestasis is mostly seen:

33. Crohn’s disease is caused by:

34. Pyloric stenosis may be complicated by:

35. Atypical chest pain of reflux oesophagitis is very often precipitated by:

36. Which is not an indication of liver transplantation?

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

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

39. Normally in health, the venous flow in abdominal superficial veins is:

40. ‘Sago spleen’ is found in:

41. Malignant potential is least in:

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

43. Fats are ingested primarily in the form of:

44. Whipple’s triad is found in:

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

46. The lower oesophageal mucosa ring (Schatzki ring) is:

47. NSAID-induced ulcers are best treated by:

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

49. Serum alkaline phosphatase is increased in alt except:

50. Which is not a member of familial non-haemolytic hyperbilirubinaemia?