Rheumatology

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

2. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

3. Gout may be treated by all except:

4. Classically which of the following does not produce polyarthralgia?

5. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

6. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

8. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

10. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

11. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

13. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a combination of SLE, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and  __?

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

15. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

18. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

20. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

21. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

23. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

24. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

25. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

27. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

28. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

29. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

30. Avascular necrosis of bone is a recognised association in all except:

31. Heberden’s node is seen in:

32. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

34. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

35. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

37. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

38. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

40. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

45. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

46. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

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

49. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

50. Lyme arthritis is: