A 72-year-old woman with new-onset temporal headache, jaw claudication, and visual blurring has ESR 85 mm/hr. What is the immediate treatment?...

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A 72-year-old woman with new-onset temporal headache, jaw claudication, and visual blurring has ESR 85 mm/hr. What is the immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Prednisolone 40-60 mg daily

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Aspirin 300 mg only

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Prednisolone 15 mg daily

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Methotrexate 15 mg weekly

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Wait for temporal artery biopsy

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Giant cell arteritis