Patient's question:
My colleague told me today that during a thorough examination, the doctor said he has arteritis. I'm not aware of what this is, so I'd like to ask a few questions about the symptoms and treatment of arteritis.Doctor's answer:
Vertigo, headache, dizziness, jaw weakness, etc. The patient may experience recurrent fainting, twitching, aphasia, and hemiplegia. Cerebral edema in the upper limbs can recur, causing unilateral or bilateral upper limb weakness, coldness, soreness, and numbness. Physical examination reveals diminished or absent pulses in the carotid, radial, and brachial arteries, and vascular murmurs can be heard in the neck, supraclavicular fossa, and infraclavicular fossa. The blood pressure on the affected side is lower than that on the healthy side, below 100.