GCA Flashcards
1
Q
Management
A
Same day referral
high dose steroids
Temporal artery biopsy
Osteoporosis prophylaxis (as they are on high dose of steroids)
2
Q
Are temporal arteries always diagnostic?
A
Nope as not the whole length of the artery has the granulomatous inflammations
Skip lesions?
3
Q
What counts as osteoporosis prophylaxis
A
Bisphosphonates
Vitamin D