Rheumatology

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

2. 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:

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

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

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

6. HLA-B27 tissue typing is not associated with:

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

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

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

10. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

11. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

13. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

14. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

16. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

17. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

18. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

19. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

21. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

23. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

25. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

27. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

28. Pseudogout may result from all except:

29. Gout may be treated by all except:

30. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

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

33. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

36. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

37. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

39. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

41. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

42. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

44. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

46. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

47. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

49. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

50. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except: