GCA Flashcards
1
Q
what is gca
A
large vessel granulomatous vasculitis
commonly affects branches of ECA
2
Q
who does gca usually affect
A
elderly females
3
Q
presentation of gca
A
unilateral headache
scalp tenderness
tongue/jaw claudication
amaurosis fugax
unilateral blindness
4
Q
ix of gca
A
b4 mx need to take: esr (high), crp (high), fbc (normocytic anaemia)
after mx: temporal artery biopsy (focal granulomatous inflammation)
5
Q
mx of gca
A
high-dose methylprednisolone if blindness just starting
normal prednisolone if suspected
