Rheumatology

1. Infliximab is directed against:

2. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

3. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

4. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

5. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

7. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

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

10. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

11. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

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

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

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

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

17. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

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

20. Classically which of the following does not produce polyarthralgia?

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

22. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

23. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

24. Which does not produce an erythematous butterfly-like lesion on face?

25. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

26. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

28. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

29. Hyperostosis may be a complication of systemic therapy with:

30. Gout may be treated by all except:

31. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

32. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

33. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

35. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

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

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

39. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

41. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

43. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

44. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

45. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

46. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

47. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

48. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

50. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except: