Rheumatology

1. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

2. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

4. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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

6. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

7. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

8. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

9. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

11. Heberden’s node is seen in:

12. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

13. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

15. Which of the following is not a side effect of penicillamine?

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

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

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

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

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

21. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

22. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

23. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

24. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

25. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

27. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

28. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

29. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

32. Aseptic necrosis of bone is not a feature of:

33. Colchicine may be used in all except:

34. 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:

35. Pseudogout may result from all except:

36. Cytoid (colloid) bodies in the retina are recognised finding in:

37. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

39. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

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

42. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

45. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

47. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

48. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

50. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except: