Rheumatology

1. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

3. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

4. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

5. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

8. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

9. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

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

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

13. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

14. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

15. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

17. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

18. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

19. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

20. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

21. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

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

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

26. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

27. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

33. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

34. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

36. Heberden’s node is seen in:

37. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

38. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

40. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

42. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

43. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

45. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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

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

49. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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