Rheumatology

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

2. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

4. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

5. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

6. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

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

10. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

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

13. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

14. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

15. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

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

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

19. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

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

22. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

24. 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:

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

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

27. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

28. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

30. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

31. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

32. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

33. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

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

36. Pseudogout may result from all except:

37. Lyme arthritis is:

38. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

39. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

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

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

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

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

44. Which is not used to treat acute gouty arthritis?

45. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

46. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

49. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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