A 72-year-old woman presents with unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual disturbance. ESR is markedly raised. What is the most appr...

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A 72-year-old woman presents with unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual disturbance. ESR is markedly raised. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Start high-dose oral Prednisolone immediately and arrange urgent ophthalmology review

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Wait for temporal artery biopsy before starting steroids

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Start low-dose Prednisolone 5 mg daily

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Give Aspirin only and refer routinely

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Reassure and review in 1 week

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Giant cell arteritis

A 72-year-old woman presents with unilateral temporal headache, jaw claudication and visual disturbance. ESR is markedly raised. What is the most appropriate immediate management?