Monday, October 8, 2012

Block 2 Case 5 - Vascular

A 60 year old women presents to the office with a localized headache and temporal artery tenderness.  She also complains of muscle weakness and fatigue. Her blood-work shows an ESR  of 100.

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1. How is this condition diagnosed?

2. Why is she experiencing muscle pains?

3.  What are the large straight arrows pointing to?

4. What is the arrow pointing to below?


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