Rheumatology

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

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

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

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

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

6. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

15. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

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

19. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

20. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

22. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

24. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

26. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

27. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

28. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

30. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

31. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

32. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

33. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

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

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

37. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

38. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

40. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

41. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

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

44. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

47. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

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

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