Rheumatology

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

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

3. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

4. 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:

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

6. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

7. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

9. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

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

12. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

13. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

15. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

16. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

17. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

18. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

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

20. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

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

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

23. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

24. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

26. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

27. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

28. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

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

31. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

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

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

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

35. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

36. Colchicine may be used in all except:

37. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

38. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

39. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

40. Positive ‘Dagger sign’ in X-ray of spine is a feature of:

41. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

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

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

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

45. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

46. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

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

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

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

50. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except: