Rheumatology

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

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

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

4. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

5. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

7. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

8. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

9. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

11. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

12. Which of the following conditions is not associated with carpal tunnel syndrome?

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

14. Lyme arthritis is:

15. Colchicine may be used in all except:

16. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

17. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

19. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

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

22. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

23. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

25. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

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

28. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

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

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

32. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

33. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

34. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

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

39. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

40. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

41. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

42. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

43. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

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

46. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

47. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

49. In Churg-Strauss syndrome, the principal organ involved is:

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