A 47-year-old man presents with unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication, and elevated ESR. Visual symptoms are absent. Best immediate managemen...

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A 47-year-old man presents with unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication, and elevated ESR. Visual symptoms are absent. Best immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose oral prednisolone immediately

Answer

Await temporal artery biopsy before treatment

Answer

Start ibuprofen only

Answer

Order MRI head and wait

Answer

Start low-dose prednisolone 10 mg

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Giant Cell Arteritis

A 47-year-old man presents with unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication, and elevated ESR. Visual symptoms are absent. Best immediate management?