Question

A 73-year-old woman with new temporal headache, scalp tenderness and jaw claudication has ESR 78 mm/hr. What is the immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose prednisolone and arrange urgent biopsy

Answer

Wait for temporal artery biopsy

Answer

Start NSAIDs and observe

Answer

Start low-dose steroids only after biopsy

Answer

Start aspirin alone

Practice question

A 73-year-old woman with new temporal headache, scalp tenderness and jaw claudication has ESR 78 mm/hr. What is the immediate management?