Rheumatology

1. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

2. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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

4. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

5. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

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

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

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

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

10. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

11. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

12. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

13. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

14. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

15. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

17. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

18. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

21. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

22. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

23. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

24. Myopathy may develop from all except:

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

26. Dystrophic calcinosis is classically seen in:

27. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

30. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

31. Lyme arthritis is:

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

33. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

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

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

36. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

37. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

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

39. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

40. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

41. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

43. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

44. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

46. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

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

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

49. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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