Rheumatology

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

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

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

4. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

6. Colchicine may be used in all except:

7. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

8. Myopathy may develop from all except:

9. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

11. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

13. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

14. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

15. Onion-skin spleen is classically seen in:

16. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

18. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

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

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

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

22. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

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

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

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

26. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

28. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

29. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

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

33. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

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

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

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

37. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

38. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

39. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

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

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

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

43. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

44. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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

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

47. Multiple myeloma is associated with all of the following except:

48. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

49. Which of the following is usually not a skin lesion of SLE?

50. Osteomalacia may be produced by therapy with all except: