Rheumatology

1. Infliximab is directed against:

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

3. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

5. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

6. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

7. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

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

11. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a combination of SLE, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and  __?

12. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

13. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

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

15. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

17. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

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

19. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

20. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

21. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

22. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

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

24. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

26. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

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

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

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

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

32. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

34. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

35. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

36. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

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

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

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

41. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

43. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

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

45. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

46. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

47. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

48. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

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