Rheumatology

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

2. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

4. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

5. Colchicine may be used in all except:

6. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

7. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

9. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

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

12. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

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

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

16. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

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

19. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

20. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

22. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

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

25. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

26. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

27. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

28. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

29. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

31. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

32. Heberden’s node is seen in:

33. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

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

36. Drug of choice for relieving pain in osteoarthritis is:

37. 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:

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

39. Infliximab is directed against:

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

41. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

42. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

43. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

44. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

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

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

48. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

49. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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