38. Giant Cell Arteritis (Dr. Andrew Lee)

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Blind Spot - The Eye Doctor's Podcast

Zale Mednick

44 episodes

2 weeks ago

Blind Spot is the Eye Doctor's Podcast that challenges eye care specialists to examine their own blind spots in the clinical and surgical management of eye disease. Each episode features a different guest expert and focuses on a particular clinical diagnosis or surgical challenge in ophthalmology. The show is hosted by Toronto-based ophthalmologist Dr. Zale Mednick.

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38. Giant Cell Arteritis (Dr. Andrew Lee)

Blind Spot - The Eye Doctor's Podcast

22 minutes

7 months ago

38. Giant Cell Arteritis (Dr. Andrew Lee)

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is one of the most dreaded diagnoses in ophthalmology; not only can it cause vision loss, but it can also be life threatening. So what is the threshold for going down the 'GCA diagnostic path'? When should one order an ESR and CRP? When is the concern high enough to warrant a temporal artery biopsy, and when should steroids be started? How is temporal artery biopsy changing our diagnostic alogirthm. Dr. Andrew Lee joins the podcast.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Thea Pharma Canada - https://www.theapharma.ca

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