Rheumatology

1. Myopathy may develop from all except:

2. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

4. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

5. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

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

8. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

10. If a patient with scleroderma with Raynaud’s phenomenon immerses their hand in cold water, the hand will:

11. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

12. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

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

15. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

17. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

18. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

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

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

21. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

22. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

24. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

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

27. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

28. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

30. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

32. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

34. Which of the following is commonly involved in Paget’s disease?

35. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

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

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

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

40. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

41. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

42. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

43. Colchicine may be used in all except:

44. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

45. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

47. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

48. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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