Rheumatology

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

2. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

3. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

4. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

5. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

7. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

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

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

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

12. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

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

15. Multiple myeloma is associated with all of the following except:

16. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

17. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

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

20. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

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

23. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

24. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

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

27. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

28. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

29. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

31. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

32. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

33. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

34. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

35. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

37. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

38. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

40. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

42. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

43. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

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

47. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

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

50. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in: