Rheumatology

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

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

3. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

4. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

5. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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

8. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

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

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

12. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

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

16. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

17. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

19. All of the following indicate poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis except:

20. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

21. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

24. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

25. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

26. Lyme arthritis is:

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

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

29. Which of the following is not a side effect of penicillamine?

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

31. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

32. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

33. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

34. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

35. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

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

38. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

39. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

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

43. Infliximab is directed against:

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

45. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

47. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

48. Which organ involvement is not included within the classic triad of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

49. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

50. Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) may develop in all except: