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Diagnostic Testing In Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Diagnostic Testing In Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

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An 81-year-old woman with a 30 year hx of HTN and dyslipidemia, all at treatment goal, presents with a 1-week history of a new onset left sided headache, scalp tenderness and jaw claudication. Suspecting giant cell arteritis, the clinician orders which of the two following tests?

A. Temporal artery ultrasonography

B. C-reactive protein

C. MRI of the brain

D. Carotid artery ultrasound.

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