A 65-year-old woman presents with new-onset proximal muscle pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips, worse in the morning, with ESR 70 mm/h. Ther...

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A 65-year-old woman presents with new-onset proximal muscle pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips, worse in the morning, with ESR 70 mm/h. There is no muscle weakness on examination. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Polymyositis

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Fibromyalgia

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Osteoarthritis

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Multiple sclerosis

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Polymyalgia rheumatica

A 65-year-old woman presents with new-onset proximal muscle pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips, worse in the morning, with ESR 70 mm/h. There is no muscle weakness on examination. What is the most likely diagnosis?