Rheumatology

1. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

2. Lyme arthritis is:

3. Hands of scleroderma may classically reveal all except:

4. Angioneurotic oedema may be treated by:

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

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

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

8. ‘Arthritis mutilans’ is characteristic of:

9. Drug of choice for relieving pain in osteoarthritis is:

10. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. The viscosity of synovial fluid in osteoarthritis is:

19. Eosinophilic fasciitis does not give rise to:

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

21. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

22. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

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

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

25. Still’s disease does not give rise to:

26. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

27. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

28. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

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

32. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

34. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

35. 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:

36. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

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

38. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

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

40. Seronegative arthropathy is not associated with:

41. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

42. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

43. Drug-induced livedo reticularis is seen with:

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

45. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

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

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

48. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

49. Churg-Strauss syndrome commonly manifests as:

50. Pseudogout may result from all except: