Rheumatology

1. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

2. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

3. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

4. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

5. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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

7. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

8. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

10. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

12. Mask-like face is seen in all except:

13. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

14. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

15. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

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

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

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

20. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

21. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

23. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

24. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

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

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

28. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

29. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

30. Polarised light microscopy of synovial fluid in gout shows:

31. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

32. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

34. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

35. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

36. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

38. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

39. Heberden’s node is seen in:

40. Which of the following is usually not a skin lesion of SLE?

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

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

43. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

44. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

46. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

47. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

49. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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