Rheumatology_2013

Description

RACP Rheumatology Quiz on Rheumatology_2013, created by Jeku Jacob on 14/01/2017.
Jeku Jacob
Quiz by Jeku Jacob, updated more than 1 year ago
Jeku Jacob
Created by Jeku Jacob over 7 years ago
9
1

Resource summary

Question 1

Question
Which is the best clinical feature to differentiate ankylosing spondylitis from mechanical back pain?
Answer
  • A. Loss of lumbar lordosis
  • B. Morning stiffness
  • C. Pain radiating to thigh
  • D. Age of onset
  • E. Reduced lumbar movement

Question 2

Question
A 60 year old male presents with a background of left knee osteoarthritis presents with new onset left knee and posterior lower leg pain. The pain is worse on dorsiflexion. What is the most likely pathology?
Answer
  • A) Meniscal Tear
  • B) A ruptured Baker's cyst
  • C) DVT
  • D) S1 radiculopathy
  • E) Achilles tendon rupture

Question 3

Question
A 30 year old woman presents with bilateral proximal muscle weakness. She is noted to have blanching of the fingers, especially in cold weather. Anti-Jo: positive ANA positive CK 2000s ESR 60 EMG: myopathic changes The presence of which of the following conveys the worst prognosis?
Answer
  • A) Dysphagia
  • B) Skin rash
  • C) CK >2000 (>10xULN)
  • D) ILD
  • E) Raynaud’s Phenomenon

Question 4

Question
30F presents with polyarthralgia and fatigue. Which of the following conditions is a negative ANA most useful for ruling out?
Answer
  • A. Fibromyalgia
  • B. Adult onset Still's disease
  • C. Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • D. Scleroderma
  • E. Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 5

Question
A 66yo female presents with hand pain. This is an x-ray. What is the diagnosis?
Answer
  • A) Osteoarthritis
  • B) Rheumatoid arthritis
  • C) Chronic tophaceous gout
  • D) Psoriatic arthritis
  • E) Scleroderma

Question 6

Question
With respect to osteoarthritis of the knee, which of the following is most effective in long-term management of pain?
Answer
  • A. Arthroscopic lavage
  • B. Glucosamine
  • C. Muscle strengthening exercises
  • D. Paracetamol
  • E. NSAIDs
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

The musculoskeletal system (mod 2, mod 10 (wk6), mod 11 (wk2)
Vicky O
Rheumatic diseases
Averil Tam
Management Principles
esther.westwood
Musculoskeletal medicine
Sameet Govan
Untitled_17
sueostermeyer
Revmatologija
Žiga Zupančič
Rheumatological Drugs
Jenna Paterson
Arthopathies
Jenna Paterson
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Jenna Paterson
Temporal Arteritis
Jenna Paterson