Rheumatology

1. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

2. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

4. Gout may be treated by all except:

5. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

6. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

7. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

8. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

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

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

12. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

14. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

15. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

16. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

18. Positive ‘Dagger sign’ in X-ray of spine is a feature of:

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

20. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

23. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

25. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

27. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

28. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

29. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

30. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

31. 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:

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

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

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

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

36. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

37. Highest incidence of rheumatoid factor (RF) is found in:

38. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

39. Lyme arthritis is:

40. Which organ involvement does not occur in progressive systemic sclerosis?

41. Heberden’s node is seen in:

42. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

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

45. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

46. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

47. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

48. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

49. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

50. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce: