Rheumatology

1. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

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

4. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

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

7. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

8. Osteosclerosis of the spine may be seen in all except:

9. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

10. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

12. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

13. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

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

16. CREST syndrome is an aggregation of calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia and __?

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

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

19. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

21. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

22. Extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis are commonly associated with:

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

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

25. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

27. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

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

30. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

34. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

35. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

36. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

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

39. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

40. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

41. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

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

44. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

46. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

48. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

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

50. Hyperostosis is seen in all except: