Rheumatology

1. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

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

6. Which of the following is not an extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?

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

8. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

9. HLA B-27 is usually detected in all except:

10. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

11. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

12. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

14. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

15. Raynaud’s phenomenon is not a feature of:

16. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

17. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

18. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

20. Colchicine may be used in all except:

21. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

23. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

24. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

25. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

27. Pseudogout may result from all except:

28. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

29. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

31. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

32. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

34. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

35. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

36. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

40. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

42. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

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

46. Drug-induced SLE is not commonly associated with:

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

48. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

50. Hyperostosis is seen in all except: