A 63-year-old woman presents with acute onset visual loss in one eye and jaw claudication. ESR is 88 mm/h. According to guidelines, what is the most a...

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A 63-year-old woman presents with acute onset visual loss in one eye and jaw claudication. ESR is 88 mm/h. According to guidelines, what is the most appropriate initial management?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose oral corticosteroids immediately and arrange temporal artery biopsy

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Observe and repeat ESR in 3 months

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Start low-dose aspirin only

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Delay treatment until biopsy result is available

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Start antibiotics for presumed infection

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Giant cell arteritis

A 63-year-old woman presents with acute onset visual loss in one eye and jaw claudication. ESR is 88 mm/h. According to guidelines, what is the most appropriate initial management?