Rheumatology

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

2. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

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

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

7. 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:

8. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

9. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

10. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

11. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

12. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

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

15. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

16. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

17. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

18. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

19. Which of the following is not a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)?

20. All are true regarding causes of Dupuytren’s contracture except:

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

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

23. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

24. Lyme arthritis is:

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

26. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

27. ANF is not found in SLE when there is:

28. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

30. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

31. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

32. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

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

35. Sickle cell anaemia may be complicated by all except:

36. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

38. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

39. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

41. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

42. All of the following indicate poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis except:

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

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

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

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

47. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

48. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

49. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

50. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by: