Question

A 72-year-old woman with new severe unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual blurring has ESR 85 mm/hr. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose oral prednisolone 40-60 mg immediately

Answer

Start low-dose prednisolone 10 mg daily

Answer

Await temporal artery biopsy before treatment

Answer

Start NSAIDs and arrange ophthalmology

Answer

Start aspirin alone

Practice question

A 72-year-old woman with new severe unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual blurring has ESR 85 mm/hr. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?