Rheumatology and Immunology — MCQs

A 30-year-old woman presents with non-specific complaints of fatigue, malaise, low-grade fever, and arthralgias. Screening serum chemistries demonstrate an elevated BUN. Urinalysis shows proteinuria. Testing for which of the following will be most helpful for making the diagnosis?

A patient with scleroderma who has hypertension is at significant risk of developing which of the following complications?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?

Which one of the following manifestations is more likely to be found in the diffuse form of systemic sclerosis than in the limited variant?

A 29-year-old woman has had increasing weakness over the past year, with difficulty climbing a single flight of stairs and frequent muscle soreness. She has little difficulty writing or typing, but has experienced increasing difficulty swallowing over the past 3 months and chest pain for the past week. On physical examination, she is afebrile with a blood pressure of 115/75 mm Hg. Muscle strength is 4/5 in all extremities, with no rashes present. She has 2+ pitting edema to the knees and rales are auscultated over the lower lung fields. Laboratory studies show a serum creatine kinase level of 458 U/L and Jo-1 antibodies. Which of the following additional complications of her disease is she most likely to have?

A 45-year-old male has rhinitis, bronchial asthma, eosinophilia, and systemic vasculitis. What is the probable diagnosis?

All of the following are included in the criteria for diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, except:

Which of the following conditions is characterized by the pathognomonic lesion 'tophus'?

Recurrent aspiration pneumonia is most commonly caused by which of the following conditions?

Which of the following statements is true regarding Rheumatoid arthritis?