Rheumatology

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

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

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

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

5. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

6. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

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

9. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

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

12. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

14. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

15. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

16. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

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

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

20. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

21. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

22. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

24. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

25. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

26. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

27. HLA-B27 tissue typing is not associated with:

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

29. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

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

32. Lyme arthritis is:

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

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

35. 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:

36. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

37. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

38. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

40. c-ANCA (antinuclear cytoplasmic antibody) is diagnostic of:

41. Heberden’s node is seen in:

42. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

43. Classically which of the following does not produce polyarthralgia?

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

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

46. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

48. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

49. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

50. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to: