Rheumatology

1. Which of the following is not an extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis?

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

3. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

4. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

5. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

7. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

8. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

10. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

11. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

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

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

14. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

16. Which is not true in pleural disease of rheumatoid arthritis?

17. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

19. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

21. Which is true regarding synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis?

22. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

24. Drug-induced SLE is not commonly associated with:

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

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

27. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

28. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

29. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

30. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

32. Gout may be treated by all except:

33. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

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

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

37. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

38. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

39. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

40. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

41. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

42. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

43. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

44. Lyme arthritis is:

45. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

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

48. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

49. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

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