Rheumatology

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

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

3. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

5. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

7. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

8. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

10. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

11. Which does not produce an erythematous butterfly-like lesion on face?

12. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

13. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

14. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

16. Mask-like face is seen in all except:

17. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

18. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

19. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. 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:

28. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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

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

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

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

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

34. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

35. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

36. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

38. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

39. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

41. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

42. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

43. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

44. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

45. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

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

48. ANF is not found in SLE when there is:

49. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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