Rheumatology

1. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

2. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

4. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

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

7. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

9. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

10. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

12. Sickle cell anaemia may be complicated by all except:

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

14. Polarised light microscopy of synovial fluid in gout shows:

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

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

17. 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:

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

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

20. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

21. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

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

25. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

26. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

27. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

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

30. Ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis usually do not include:

31. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

32. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

33. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

34. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

35. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

36. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

37. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

39. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

40. Gout may be treated by all except:

41. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

43. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

44. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

47. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

48. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

49. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

50. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with: