Rheumatology

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

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

3. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

4. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

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

7. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

9. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

10. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

12. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

13. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

14. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

15. All are extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis except:

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

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

18. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

19. 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:

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

21. Pseudogout may result from all except:

22. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

23. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

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

26. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

27. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

29. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

30. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

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

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

35. Osteomalacia may be produced by therapy with all except:

36. Colchicine may be used in all except:

37. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

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

40. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

41. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

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

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

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

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

46. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

47. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

48. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

50. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as: