Giant Cell Arteritis/temporal Arteritis Flashcards
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Investigations and management
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Do an ESR, with FBC U&E and LFT can do a temporal artery biopsy and start prednisolone 40-60mg orally start to reduce after 7 days. Give bone protection and PPI plus alendronate, continue steroids for 7 days.
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Presentation and associations
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Headache unilateral, scalp tmederness with jaw claudication, short history, sudden blindness of one eye, unilateral weak pulses, morning stiffness. Associated with polymyalgima rheumatic a in 50%
