A 75-year-old woman presents with a 4-week history of bilateral shoulder and hip girdle stiffness and pain, worse in the morning (lasting 1 hour). ES...

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A 75-year-old woman presents with a 4-week history of bilateral shoulder and hip girdle stiffness and pain, worse in the morning (lasting >1 hour). ESR 65 mm/hr. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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Prednisolone 15mg OD

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High-dose Ibuprofen

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Methotrexate

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Prednisolone 60mg OD

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Urgent temporal artery biopsy

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Polymyalgia Rheumatica

A 75-year-old woman presents with a 4-week history of bilateral shoulder and hip girdle stiffness and pain, worse in the morning (lasting >1 hour). ESR 65 mm/hr. What is the most appropriate initial management?