Starting dosage	Prednisone in a dosage of 10 to 20 mg per day until the ESR is normal and the patient is asymptomatic
Dosage reduction	Decrease the dosage by 1 to 2.5 mg per day every 4 weeks to a dosage of 10 mg per day; then decrease the dosage by 1 mg per day every 4 weeks.
Monitoring	Monitor the patient for symptom recurrence throughout the steroid taper; monitor the ESR every 4 weeks for 2 to 3 months, then every 8 to 12 weeks until 12 months after the cessation of therapy.