Rheumatology

1. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

2. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

4. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

7. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

8. Osteomalacia may be produced by therapy with all except:

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

10. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

11. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

12. Which does not produce an erythematous butterfly-like lesion on face?

13. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

15. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

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

18. Which of the following is false regarding anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody?

19. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

20. Gout may be treated by all except:

21. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

22. Scleroderma-like lesion may be produced by all except:

23. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

24. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

26. TNF-antagonist used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is:

27. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

29. Lyme arthritis is:

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

31. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

32. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

34. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

35. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

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

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

39. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

40. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

42. All are true regarding causes of Dupuytren’s contracture except:

43. Pseudogout may result from all except:

44. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

45. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

46. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

47. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

48. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

49. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

50. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except: