Rheumatology

1. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

2. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

3. 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:

4. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

6. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

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

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

10. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

11. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

12. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

14. Gout may be treated by all except:

15. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

16. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

17. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

19. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

21. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

23. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

24. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

25. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

29. Which does not produce an erythematous butterfly-like lesion on face?

30. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

31. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

33. Heberden’s node is seen in:

34. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

36. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

37. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

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

40. Lyme arthritis is:

41. Which of the following is usually not a skin lesion of SLE?

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

43. Infliximab is directed against:

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

45. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

46. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

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

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

50. ANF is not found in SLE when there is: