Rheumatology

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

2. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

3. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

4. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

5. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

6. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

7. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

8. Positive ‘Dagger sign’ in X-ray of spine is a feature of:

9. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

10. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

11. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

12. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

13. Heberden’s node is seen in:

14. A 20-year woman has repeated attacks of myalgia, non-deforming arthralgia, pericarditis and pleural effusion for two years. The laboratory screening test should be:

15. Myopathy may develop from all except:

16. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

17. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

18. Which of the following is recognised extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?

19. Which of the following is not a recognised complication of SLE?

20. Highest incidence of rheumatoid factor (RF) is found in:

21. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

23. Which of the following conditions is not associated with carpal tunnel syndrome?

24. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

25. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

26. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

27. c-ANCA (antinuclear cytoplasmic antibody) is diagnostic of:

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

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

30. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

31. Mask-like face is seen in all except:

32. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

33. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

35. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

37. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

38. HLA-B27 tissue typing is not associated with:

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

40. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

42. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

43. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

44. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

45. Which organ involvement is not included within the classic triad of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

46. Colchicine may be used in all except:

47. Still’s disease is classically associated with all except:

48. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

49. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis usually do not include:

50. Extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis are commonly associated with: