Rheumatology

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

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

3. Antitopoisomerase-1 virtually diagnoses:

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

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

6. Hydroxychloroquine toxicity does not produce:

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

8. Anti-Jo 1 antibody is diagnostic of:

9. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

10. Finkelstein’s test is positive in:

11. Reiter’s syndrome is not featured by:

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

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

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

15. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

16. 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:

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

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

19. Pseudogout may result from all except:

20. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

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

22. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

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

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

25. Lyme arthritis is:

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

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

28. Avascular necrosis of bone is a recognised association in all except:

29. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

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

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

34. HBsAg may be present in which vasculitis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

41. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

43. Rheumatoid nodules are characterised by all except:

44. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

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

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

47. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

48. Terminal interphalangeal joint is classically involved in:

49. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

50. Forrestier’s disease is associated with: