Rheumatology

1. Cytoid (colloid) bodies in the retina are recognised finding in:

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

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

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

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

6. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

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

8. Penicillamine and colchicine both are used in the treatment of:

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

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

11. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

13. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

14. CREST syndrome is diagnosed by the presence of:

15. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

16. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

17. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

18. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

19. Heberden’s node is seen in:

20. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

21. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

22. Felty’s syndrome is not associated with:

23. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

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

25. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

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

27. Sjogren’s syndrome may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

32. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

38. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

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

40. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

42. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

43. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

46. Extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis are commonly associated with:

47. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

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

49. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

50. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by: