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Giant cell arteritis Flashcards

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Who gets GCA

A

Elderly

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Symptoms of GCA

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  • Headache
  • Temporal artery + scalp tenderness (painful to comb hair)
  • Jaw claudication
  • Sudden blindness
  • Morning stiffness
  • Dyspnoea
  • Unequal/weak pulses
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Investigation for GCA

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  • ESR
  • CRP
  • Temporal artery biopsy
  • FBC
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RX for GCA

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  • Prednisolone, 60mg/d po

- Omeprazole + bisphosphonate (stomach and bone protection)

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Major complication of GCA

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Sudden, irreversible, bilateral vision loss

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