Rheumatology

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

2. Eosinophilic fasciitis is associated with all except:

3. Which of the following is not a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)?

4. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

6. Which bacterium is not associated with reactive arthritis?

7. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

8. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

10. CREST syndrome is an aggregation of calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia and __?

11. Temporal arteritis is featured by all except:

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

13. The most effective prophylaxis adopted in gout by:

14. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

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

18. Polyarthritis is the affection of more than:

19. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

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

21. Calcinosis is featured by all except:

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

23. Myopathy may develop from all except:

24. Recurrent anterior uveitis is most characteristic of:

25. 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:

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

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

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

29. Heberden’s node is seen in:

30. All are characteristic features of DLE except:

31. Which of the following usually presents as monoarthropathy?

32. Anti-RNP antibody is diagnostic of:

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

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

35. Infliximab is directed against:

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

37. Polymyalgia rheumatica is not associated with:

38. The commonest presentation of cardiac lupus is:

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

40. Rheumatoid factor in SLE is positive in:

41. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

42. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is least common in:

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

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

45. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

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

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

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

49. Lupus nephritis is treated by all except:

50. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except: