Giant Cell Arteritis - with Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an important differential to consider in older patients with headache.  Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha, a Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in Whangerei, talks to us about what we need to know in the urgent care setting.  We do not talk about the ongoing, complete management of GCA. 

 

Find the American College of Rheumatology Clinical Support Criteria at this link - https://www.rheumatology.org/Practice-Quality/Clinical-Support/Criteria

This open-access article discusses the revised ACR criteria for GCA - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405857217300657

 

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