A 62-year-old woman with new-onset unilateral temporal headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, and ESR 84 mm/hr. Vision normal. Best immediate s...

Question

A 62-year-old woman with new-onset unilateral temporal headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, and ESR 84 mm/hr. Vision normal. Best immediate step?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose oral prednisolone and arrange temporal artery biopsy

Answer

Wait for biopsy before treatment

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Start low-dose aspirin only

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Order CT head and wait for results

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Start methotrexate immediately

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Giant Cell Arteritis

A 62-year-old woman with new-onset unilateral temporal headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, and ESR 84 mm/hr. Vision normal. Best immediate step?