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Which clinical scenario is MOST suspicious for temporal arteritis? (A) An obese 16-year-old female on tetracycline and birth control pills with 1 month of headache, nausea, and visual disturbances. (B) A 26-year-old female with frequent facial pains lasting for seconds at a time. (C) A 60-year-old female with new-onset throbbing frontal headache and a sedimentation rate of $90 \mathrm{~mm} /$ hour. (D) A 30-year-old male with 1 week of severe, daily, unilateral temporal headache and rhinorrhea relieved with high-flow oxygen.

   Which clinical scenario is MOST suspicious for temporal arteritis?
(A) An obese 16-year-old female on tetracycline and birth control pills with 1 month of headache, nausea, and visual disturbances.
(B) A 26-year-old female with frequent facial pains lasting for seconds at a time.
(C) A 60-year-old female with new-onset throbbing frontal headache and a sedimentation rate of $90 \mathrm{~mm} /$ hour.
(D) A 30-year-old male with 1 week of severe, daily, unilateral temporal headache and rhinorrhea relieved with high-flow oxygen.

Emergency Medicine Examination & Board Review

Susan Promes 3rd Edition

Chapter 15, Problem 9

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Temporal arteritis, also known as giant cell arteritis, is a condition characterized by inflammation of the medium and large arteries, particularly the temporal arteries. It typically presents in individuals over the age of 50 and is more common in females. Show more…

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Which clinical scenario is MOST suspicious for temporal arteritis? (A) An obese 16-year-old female on tetracycline and birth control pills with 1 month of headache, nausea, and visual disturbances. (B) A 26-year-old female with frequent facial pains lasting for seconds at a time. (C) A 60-year-old female with new-onset throbbing frontal headache and a sedimentation rate of $90 \mathrm{~mm} /$ hour. (D) A 30-year-old male with 1 week of severe, daily, unilateral temporal headache and rhinorrhea relieved with high-flow oxygen.

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