Paper 1

Rheumatology

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Rheumatology in FCPS Part 1

Rheumatology questions test pattern recognition of autoimmune diseases, joint exam findings, and key serological markers. Tight overlap with Immunology and Pathology.

Approx. paper weightage: 2–4%

🎯 High-yield areas

→ Rheumatoid arthritis — diagnostic criteria, treatment ladder
→ SLE — diagnostic criteria (4 of 11), key antibodies (ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm)
→ Spondyloarthropathies — AS, PsA, ReA, IBD-associated (HLA-B27)
→ Vasculitides — small vs medium vs large vessel
→ Crystal arthropathies — gout vs pseudogout
→ Sjögren's + scleroderma + polymyositis — key features

📚 Recommended textbooks

Kumar & Clark (rheumatology chapter)

Sufficient for FCPS Part 1 scope.

💡 Strategy from doctors who passed

✓ Memorise antibody-disease associations (anti-dsDNA → SLE, anti-Jo-1 → polymyositis, anti-Scl-70 → scleroderma, etc.).

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