Rheumatology

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

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

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

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

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

6. Sickle cell anaemia may be complicated by all except:

7. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

9. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

10. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

11. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

13. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

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

16. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

19. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

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

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

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

24. Pseudogout may result from all except:

25. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

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

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

29. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

30. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

31. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

33. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

35. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

37. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

39. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

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

42. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

43. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

44. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

45. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

46. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

47. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

48. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

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