Rheumatology

1. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

2. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

3. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

4. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

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

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

7. Hereditary angioneurotic oedema is due to:

8. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

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

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

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

12. Exacerbations of SLE are produced by:

13. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

14. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

15. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

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

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

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

19. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

20. Polyarteritis nodosa is not manifested by:

21. Polarised light microscopy of synovial fluid in gout shows:

22. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

23. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

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

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

26. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

27. Example of autoimmune arthritis is:

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

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

30. Gout may be treated by all except:

31. Infliximab is directed against:

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

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

34. 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:

35. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

36. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

37. ANA is positive in SLE in approximately:

38. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

40. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

41. Kawasaki disease is associated with:

42. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

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

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

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

46. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

47. Which of the following conditions is not associated with carpal tunnel syndrome?

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

49. Which is a recognised pulmonary complication of SLE?

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