A 72-year-year-old woman presents with new-onset temporal headache, jaw claudication, and visual blurring. ESR 75 mm/hr. What is the immediate managem...

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A 72-year-year-old woman presents with new-onset temporal headache, jaw claudication, and visual blurring. ESR 75 mm/hr. What is the immediate management in primary care?

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Start high-dose oral prednisolone and arrange urgent same-day ophthalmology

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Urgent ESR and wait for results

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Start low-dose aspirin only

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Arrange routine rheumatology referral

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Start methotrexate

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Giant Cell Arteritis

A 72-year-year-old woman presents with new-onset temporal headache, jaw claudication, and visual blurring. ESR 75 mm/hr. What is the immediate management in primary care?