Rheumatology

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

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

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

4. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

5. Highest incidence of rheumatoid factor (RF) is found in:

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

7. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

8. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

9. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

10. Which is not used to treat acute gouty arthritis?

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

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

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

14. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

15. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

16. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

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

19. Hyperostosis may be a complication of systemic therapy with:

20. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

22. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

24. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

26. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

27. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

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

31. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

33. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

34. Gout may be treated by all except:

35. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

36. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

38. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

40. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

42. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

43. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

44. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

46. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

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

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

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