Rheumatology

1. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

3. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

4. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

5. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

6. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

7. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

8. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

9. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

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

12. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

13. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

14. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

15. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

16. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

18. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

20. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

21. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

22. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

25. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

27. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

28. Pseudogout may result from all except:

29. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

34. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

36. If a patient with scleroderma with Raynaud’s phenomenon immerses their hand in cold water, the hand will:

37. Rheumatoid arthritis patients confront an increased risk of developing all except:

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

39. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

40. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

42. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

43. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

45. Bouchard’s nodes in osteoarthritis are seen in:

46. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

47. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

49. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

50. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except: