Rheumatology

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

2. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

3. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

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

6. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

7. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

9. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

10. Still’s disease is classically associated with all except:

11. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

13. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

14. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

15. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

17. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

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

20. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

22. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

23. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

24. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

25. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

27. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

28. 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:

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

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

31. Infliximab is directed against:

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

33. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

34. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

35. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

36. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

38. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

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

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

42. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

44. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

45. Gout may be treated by all except:

46. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

47. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

49. HLA-B27 tissue typing is not associated with:

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