Rheumatology

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

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

3. Osteomalacia may be produced by therapy with all except:

4. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

6. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

7. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

9. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

11. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

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

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

16. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

18. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

19. Myopathy may develop from all except:

20. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

22. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

24. Pseudogout may result from all except:

25. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

26. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

27. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

29. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

31. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

32. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

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

35. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

36. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

37. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

41. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

42. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

43. Which of the following is not a side effect of penicillamine?

44. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

45. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

48. 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:

49. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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