Rheumatology

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

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

3. Hyperostosis is seen in all except:

4. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is most commonly due to:

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

6. Clutton’s joint is characteristic of:

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

8. Inclusion body myositis is characterised by all except:

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

10. Gout may be treated by all except:

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

12. Subcutaneous nodules are seen in all except:

13. Pseudogout may result from all except:

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

15. The commonest organism involved in osteomyelitis is:

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. Nodal osteoarthritis is common in:

23. Syndesmophytes are seen in all except:

24. Colchicine may be used in all except:

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

26. The commonest metabolic bone disease is:

27. Paget’s disease is not manifested by:

28. Which type of collagen is abundant in bones?

29. Heberden’s node is seen in:

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

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

32. Lyme arthritis is:

33. Rheumatoid arthritis is strongly associated with histocompatibility antigen?

34. Brucella arthritis commonly affects:

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

36. Raynaud’s phenomenon may be treated by:

37. Metacarpophalangeal joints are usually not affected in:

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

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

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

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

42. Forrestier’s disease is associated with:

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

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

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

46. Fibromyalgia is characterised by all except:

47. Oesophagus is most commonly involved by:

48. Jaccoud’s arthropathy is not characteristic of:

49. ‘Pathergy’ is characteristic of:

50. Behcet’s syndrome is not associated with: