emDOCs.net Emergency Medicine (EM) Podcast

Episode 76: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Apr 25, 2023
Guest
Jess
Jess, an emergency medicine physician, discusses giant cell arteritis in detail. They cover the challenges of diagnosing GCA, visual disturbances, diagnostic markers, management strategies, and potential complications. Highlights include prompt steroid treatment, the role of specialist consultations, and using inflammatory markers for diagnosis.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis
02:49 • 6min
3
Visual Disturbances and Diagnostic Markers in Giant Cell Arthritis
08:41 • 3min
4
Diagnosis and Management of Giant Cell Arteritis
12:07 • 2min
5
Complications and Diagnostics of Giant Cell Arteritis
14:05 • 3min