A 58-year-old with suspected giant cell arteritis has new headache, jaw claudication, and ESR 92 mm/hr. Vision is intact. What is the immediate manage...

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A 58-year-old with suspected giant cell arteritis has new headache, jaw claudication, and ESR 92 mm/hr. Vision is intact. What is the immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose oral prednisone immediately and arrange biopsy within 1-2 weeks

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Schedule temporal artery biopsy before treatment

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Start low-dose NSAIDs only

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Begin methotrexate monotherapy

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Delay therapy pending PET-CT

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Giant Cell Arteritis

A 58-year-old with suspected giant cell arteritis has new headache, jaw claudication, and ESR 92 mm/hr. Vision is intact. What is the immediate management?