Rheumatology

1. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

2. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

4. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

5. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

6. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

7. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

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

9. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

12. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

13. Lyme arthritis is:

14. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

15. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

16. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

17. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

18. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

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

22. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

23. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

25. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

26. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

27. Pseudogout may result from all except:

28. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

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

31. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

32. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

34. Infliximab is directed against:

35. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

37. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

38. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

39. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

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

42. 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:

43. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

44. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

46. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

47. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

48. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

50. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses: