A 60-year-old man with suspected temporal arteritis (GCA) has acute vision loss and high ESR. Immediate management?...

Question

A 60-year-old man with suspected temporal arteritis (GCA) has acute vision loss and high ESR. Immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose glucocorticoids immediately

Answer

Delay steroids until biopsy

Answer

Start low-dose aspirin only

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Start methotrexate only

Answer

Start antibiotics

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Giant Cell Arteritis