Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA): Key Steps You Need to Know! When a patient presents with symptoms like throbbing headache, jaw pain while chewing, scalp pain, blurry vision, and fever, what do you do? ✅ Five ACR Criteria for GCA: Age > 50 Years ESR > 50 mm/hr New-onset headache Temporal artery tenderness Temporal artery biopsy findings Diagnosis: You need 3 out of 5 criteria to make the call. First Lab Tests: ESR and CRP to confirm inflammation. 💉 Empiric Treatment: Start high-dose stero

Giant-cell arteritis causes headaches, vision loss, jaw claudication, and stroke, and it often relapses as glucocorticoids are tapered. New research findings are summarized in this short video. Full study: http://nej.md/2usNi1K Watch more Quick Take videos: http://nej.md/quick-take | The New England Journal of Medicine

🛑Scalp tenderness is when your scalp feels sore, sensitive, tight, or painful to the touch. You might feel discomfort when styling, washing, or even resting your head on a pillow.🛑It can be caused by a variety of things ranging from very tight hairstyles to dryness, lack of proper care, excessive manipulation, and even dryness or dandruff.If you experience scalp tenderness, here are 4 things you can do to solve the problem📌 | Eveh