Giant cell arteritis (Temporal arteritis)

A 72-year-old woman presents with three weeks of a new, persistent right-sided headache. Brushing her hair on that side has become painful, and her jaw begins t…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 74-year-old woman has had a new right-sided headache for three weeks and says her scalp is sore when she brushes her hair. She has begun stopping halfway thro…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 72-year-old woman has developed a new unilateral temporal headache over three weeks. She reports pain when chewing and two recent episodes in which vision in…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 78-year-old woman presents with sudden painless loss of vision in her right eye on waking this morning. For the past three weeks she has had a right-sided hea…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 74-year-old woman has 3 weeks of a new unilateral temporal headache and pain in her jaw when chewing. She has no visual symptoms, limb weakness or constitutio…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a severe right-sided headache and temple tenderness for the past two weeks. She also reports jaw pain while chew…

Clinical rotations · common