Rheumatology

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

2. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

3. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

4. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

5. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

7. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

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

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

11. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

12. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

13. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

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

16. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

17. Infliximab is directed against:

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

19. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

20. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

21. 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:

22. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

23. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

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

26. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

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

29. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

30. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

32. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

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

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

36. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

37. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

38. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

39. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

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

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

43. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

44. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

45. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

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

48. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

49. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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