Rheumatology

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

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

3. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

6. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

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

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

10. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

11. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

12. Which of the following is not a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)?

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

14. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

17. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

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

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

21. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

22. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

24. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

26. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

27. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

28. TNF-antagonist used in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is:

29. HLA B-27 is usually detected in all except:

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

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

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

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

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

35. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

36. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

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

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

40. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

41. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

42. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

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

45. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

46. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

47. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

48. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

49. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

50. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except: