Pathology GIT

Question 1

Which of the following does NOT predispose to Gastric Carcinoma:
a) Infection with H. Pylori
b) Cigarette Smoking
c) Hypochlorhydria
d) Pyloric Stenosis
e) Smoked & Salted Foods

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT seen in Celiac Disease:
a) Atrophy of Villi
b) Epitheloid Granuloma
c) Loss of Microvillous Brush Border
d) Elongated Crypts
e) Infiltration of Lamina Propria by Plasma Cells and Lymphocytes

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a known complication of Duodenal Ulcers:
a) Bleeding
b) Malignant Transformation
c) Perforation
d) Obstruction
e) Pyloric Stenosis

Question 4

Squamous Carcinoma of the Oesophagus is associated with the following
EXCEPT:
a) High Incidence in Blacks
b) Alcoholism
c) Tobacco Usage
d) H. Pylori Infection
e) Plummer-Vinsion Syndrome

Question 5

The following are associated with Mallory-Weiss Syndrome (oesophageal
laceration) EXCEPT:
a) Severe Retching
b) Alcoholism
c) Excessive Vomiting
d) Haematemesis
e) Squamous Carcinoma

Question 6

The following are features of Autoimmune Gastritis EXCEPT:
a) Auto Antibodies to Gastric Parietal
b) Association with Hashimoto Thyoiditis
c) Gastric Mucosal Atrophy
d) Hyperacidity
e) Intestinal Metaplasia

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT associated with Barrett’s Oesophagus:
a) Gastrointestinal Bleeding
b) Reflux Oesophagitis
c) Keratinizing Squamous Carcinoma
d) Long History of Heart Burn
e) Epithelial Dysplasia

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT associated with Acute Gastritis:
a) Severe Stress
b) Shock
c) Excessive Alcohol Consumption
d) Crohn’s Disease
e) Excessive use of Aspirin

Question 9

The following are risk factors for Colo-Rectal Cancer EXCEPT:
a) Low Fibre Diet
b) Familial Polyposis Coli
c) Intestinal Amoebiasis
d) High Cholesterol Intake
e) Obesity

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Appendiceal Carcinoids:
a) Can be Asymptomatic
b) Can be detected incidentally
c) No remarkable Pleomorphism or Mitotic Activity
d) Can Metastasize to the Liver
e) Always cause Carcinoid Syndrome

Question 11

The following are features of Ulcertaive Colitis EXCEPT:
a) Well Defined Epitheloid Granuloma
b) Pseudopolyps
c) Crypt Abscesses
d) Ulcers along Long Axis of Colon
e) Completely Normal Serosal Surface

Question 12

The following are features of Crohn’s Disease EXCEPT:
a) Skip Areas
b) Transmural Inflammation
c) Non-Caseating Granuloma
d) Megacolon
e) Cobblestone Appearance

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true about Diverticular Disease (colonic
diverticulosis):
a) Most common is Sigmoid Colon
b) Risk Factor for Carcinoma
c) Occurs alongside Taeni coli
d) There is focal weakness in the Colonic Wall

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an Extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn’s
Disease:
a) Polyarthritis
b) Ankylosing Spondylitis
c) Cholecystitis
d) Erythema Nodosum
e) Uveitis

Question 15

All of the following GI diseases have been shown to be associated with an
increased incidence of Malignancy EXCEPT:
a) Achalasia
b) Celiac Sprue
c) Whipple’s Disease
d) Crohn’s Disease (regional enteritis)
e) Ulcerative Colitis

Question 16

In Chronic Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis, which of the following is/are
usually found:
a) Fistula-in-Ano
b) Linear Serpiginous Ulcers
c) Both A & B
d) Neither A nor B

Question 17

Which of the following is MOST characteristic of Crohn’s Disease as
compared with Ulcerative Colitis:
a) Tends to occur in Young Adults
b) Tends to involve the Mucosa continuously
c) Involves the Colon Wall Transmurally
d) May occur in both the Large & Small Intestine
e) Increases the probability of developing cancer
660. Which of the following is the commonest cause of

Question 18

Increased Maximal Gastric Acid Output is seen in:
a) Pernicious Anemia
b) Gastric Carcinoma
c) Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
d) Aging
e) None of the Above

Question 19

Which of the following is least likely to be complicated by Colorectal
Carcinoma:
a) Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
b) Villous Adenoma
c) Tubular Adenoma
d) Hyperplastic Polyps
e) Ulcerative Colitis