Rheumatology

1. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

2. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

4. Lyme arthritis is:

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

6. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

7. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

8. Polarised light microscopy of synovial fluid in gout shows:

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

10. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

12. Sjogren’s syndrome may be associated with all except:

13. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

14. CREST syndrome is an aggregation of calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia and __?

15. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

21. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

22. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

25. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

26. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

27. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

28. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

30. Drug-induced SLE is not commonly associated with:

31. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

32. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

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

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

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

36. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

37. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

38. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

40. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

41. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

42. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

44. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

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

47. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

48. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

50. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with: