Rheumatology

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

2. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

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

5. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

7. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

8. Drug-induced SLE is not commonly associated with:

9. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

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

12. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

14. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

15. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

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

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

19. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

21. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

22. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Lyme arthritis is:

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

31. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

32. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

34. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

35. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

37. Gout may be treated by all except:

38. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

39. Cytoid (colloid) bodies in the retina are recognised finding in:

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

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

42. Heberden’s node is seen in:

43. Osteosclerosis of the spine may be seen in all except:

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

45. 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:

46. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

47. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

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

50. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?