Rheumatology

1. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

2. Which of the following is not associated with active SLE?

3. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

4. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

6. Anti-cytokine therapy is usually not associated with:

7. 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:

8. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

10. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

12. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

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

15. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

16. Lyme arthritis is:

17. ANF is not found in SLE when there is:

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

19. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

20. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

21. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

22. Which of the following is commonly involved in Paget’s disease?

23. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

24. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

27. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

28. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

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

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

31. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

33. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

34. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

35. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

36. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

37. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

38. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

39. Heberden’s node is seen in:

40. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

41. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

43. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

45. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

47. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

49. Still’s disease does not give rise to:

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