Rheumatology

1. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a combination of SLE, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and  __?

2. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

3. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

4. False-positive serological test (VDRL) persisting for 6 months is seen in all except:

5. Which of the following is not a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)?

6. Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis) is associated with the deposition of crystals of:

7. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

8. Which is not used to treat acute gouty arthritis?

9. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

10. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

11. Colchicine may be used in all except:

12. Avascular necrosis of bone is a recognised association in all except:

13. Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) may develop in all except:

14. Which of the following is the specific antibody for SLE?

15. Sickle cell anaemia may be complicated by all except:

16. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

17. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

18. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

19. Gout may be treated by all except:

20. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

21. Osteosclerosis of the spine may be seen in all except:

22. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

23. All are extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis except:

24. Drug of choice for relieving pain in osteoarthritis is:

25. All of the following indicate poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis except:

26. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

27. Which is not true in pleural disease of rheumatoid arthritis?

28. Infliximab is directed against:

29. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

30. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

31. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

32. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

33. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

34. In rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid factor is formed against:

35. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, the principal organ involved is:

36. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

37. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

38. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

39. Regarding drug-induced SLE, which is false?

40. Classically which of the following does not produce polyarthralgia?

41. Which of the following is usually not a skin lesion of SLE?

42. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

43. All of the following produce mutilated fingers/toes except:

44. Which of the following is not an extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?

45. Aseptic necrosis of bone is not a feature of:

46. Which organ involvement does not occur in progressive systemic sclerosis?

47. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

48. Penicillamine and colchicine both are used in the treatment of:

49. Raynaud’s phenomenon is not a feature of:

50. Rose-Waaler test (RF) is positive in rheumatoid arthritis in: