Rheumatology

1. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

3. HLA B-27 is usually detected in all except:

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

5. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

8. 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:

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

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

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

12. Still’s disease does not give rise to:

13. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

14. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

15. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

16. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

17. If a patient with scleroderma with Raynaud’s phenomenon immerses their hand in cold water, the hand will:

18. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

19. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

20. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

22. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

23. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

25. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

26. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

27. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

30. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

32. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

33. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

34. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

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

37. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

38. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

39. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

40. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

42. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

44. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

45. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

46. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

47. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

48. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

49. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

50. Brucella arthritis commonly affects: