A 73-year-old woman presents with new temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual blurring. ESR and CRP are markedly elevated. What is the most app...

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A 73-year-old woman presents with new temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual blurring. ESR and CRP are markedly elevated. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

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Start high-dose oral prednisolone 40 to 60 mg daily urgently and arrange same-day ophthalmology review

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Start low-dose aspirin only and arrange temporal artery ultrasound

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Start oral prednisolone 15 mg daily and refer routine

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Delay steroids until biopsy confirms diagnosis

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Give IV iron and review CRP in a week

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A 73-year-old woman presents with new temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual blurring. ESR and CRP are markedly elevated. What is the most appropriate immediate management?