Rheumatology

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

2. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

3. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

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

5. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

6. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

7. Which organ involvement does not occur in progressive systemic sclerosis?

8. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

9. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

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

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

12. Lyme arthritis is:

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

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

15. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

17. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

19. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

20. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

22. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

23. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

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

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

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

27. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

28. Avascular necrosis of bone is a recognised association in all except:

29. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

31. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

32. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

34. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

35. Which of the following is false regarding anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody?

36. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

39. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

40. 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:

41. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

42. Penicillamine and colchicine both are used in the treatment of:

43. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

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

46. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

48. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

50. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of: