Rheumatology

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

2. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

3. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

4. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

6. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

7. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

9. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

11. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

12. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

13. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

15. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

16. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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

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

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

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

22. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

23. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

25. Lyme arthritis is:

26. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

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

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

30. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

31. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

33. Multiple myeloma is associated with all of the following except:

34. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

38. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

39. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

40. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

41. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

42. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

44. Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase is beneficial in the treatment of:

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

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

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

48. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

50. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of: