A 74-year-old woman has 6 weeks of bilateral shoulder and hip girdle aching with morning stiffness lasting 90 minutes. She has difficulty rising from

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A 74-year-old woman has 6 weeks of bilateral shoulder and hip girdle aching with morning stiffness lasting 90 minutes. She has difficulty rising from a chair. Strength is normal when pain is overcome. ESR is 72 mm/h and creatine kinase is normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Statin-induced rhabdomyolysis

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Polymyositis

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Osteoarthritis

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Fibromyalgia

Polymyalgia rheumatica — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 74-year-old woman has 6 weeks of bilateral shoulder and hip girdle aching with morning stiffness lasting 90 minutes. She has difficulty rising from a chair. Strength is normal when pain is overcome. ESR is 72 mm/h and creatine kinase is normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?