Rheumatology

1. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

3. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

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

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

7. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

9. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

10. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

12. Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase is beneficial in the treatment of:

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

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

15. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

16. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

17. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

19. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

20. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

22. Bouchard’s nodes in osteoarthritis are seen in:

23. 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:

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

25. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

26. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

27. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

28. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

29. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

31. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

33. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

35. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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

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

39. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

40. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

42. Lyme arthritis is:

43. Infliximab is directed against:

44. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

46. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

47. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

48. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

49. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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