what is a relapse
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Relapse In medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or recrudescence.
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Beating the Relapse Statistics * If people return to alcohol or drug abuse there is no guarantee that they will ever be able to stop again. This means that their relapse may turn out to be a death sentence. * Many people find that when the relapse after a period of sobriety their situation deteriorates.
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Top 40 Doctor insights on: Hipaa Clearinghouse Definition In medicine, prolapse is a condition where organs, such as the uterus, fall down or slip out of place.
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Rehabilitation (penology) Rehabilitation (penology) Rehabilitation is the re-integration into society of a convicted person and the main objective of modern penal policy, to counter habitual offending, also known as criminal recidivism. Alternatives to imprisonment also exist, such as community service, probation orders, and others entailing guidance and aftercare towards the defender.
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Cancer Remission Types and Recurrence Are there different types of remission? If a cancer is in remission, is it cured? Let's take a look at the terms which describe the response of cancer to treatment and what these may mean for you. Definition: Cancer Remission. Remission of cancer refers to the absence of active disease for a period of at least 1 month. The absence of active disease does not mean that a cancer has been cured or even that there are no detectable signs of cancer. There are two types of remission:
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Managing multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbation An exacerbation or relapse is when a person with MS experiences a worsening of old symptoms or an onset of new symptoms. Exacerbations can range in severity from mild to severe. A multiple sclerosis exacerbation is when MS symptoms suddenly get worse or new symptoms appear.
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7 Warning Signs You Are Heading for a Relapse Although relapse may be common, rarely does it occur without warning. There are usually significant behaviors that can signal that the recovering person is at high risk for relapse. It is critical for anyone in recovery to understand these warning signs. First, it is important to understand triggers.
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relapse 1. relapse-deteriorate in health; he relapsed. get worse. change state, turn-undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election.
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Relapse Prevention Relapse prevention is something that must begin before the threat of drug use even arises. At White Sands Treatment Center, part of the rehabilitation process involves the creation of a drug and alcohol relapse prevention plan that every patient can take with them once they leave.
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What is 'Reinstatement' Reinstatement is the process of re-establishing the status of a person, company or law. In regards to insurance, reinstatement allows a previously terminated policy to resume active coverage.
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Multiple Sclerosis  In-Depth Report Relapsing-Remitting MS. Relapse-remitting MS (RMSS) is the most common form of multiple sclerosis. About 85% of patients are first diagnosed with this type of MS. RMSS is marked by flare-ups (also called relapses or exacerbations) of symptoms followed by periods of remission when symptoms improve or disappear. Secondary-Progressive MS.
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Relapse or Recurrence Relapse or Recurrence. Sometimes, despite the best care and significant progress made in treatment, cancer comes back. When this happens it is called a recurrence or relapse. The likely relapse occurs is that a few of the original cancer cells survived the initial treatment. Sometimes, this is because cancer cells spread to other parts of the body and were too small to be detected during the follow-up immediately after treatment.
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Managing relapses Relapses can come out of the blue, and make life with MS unpredictable. There are steps you can take to manage them and plan for them, to minimise the effect MS has on your life as far as possible. One important step could be to take a disease modifying therapy (DMT). This can make you less likely to have relapses.
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What Is a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Relapse? Simply put, relapses, also known as flare ups, or (MS) attacks are new or worsening MS symptoms. But there is a concrete definition used by healthcare providers to identify MS attacks. To be considered an MS relapse: Old symptoms of MS must have become worse or new symptoms appeared.
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- In relapsing-remitting MS, you have unpredictable attacks, called exacerbations, where your symptoms suddenly get worse. These attacks take place over several days to weeks. After each attack, it can take weeks to months to recover all (or even just part) of your previous abilities.
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How to handle a relapse after treatment for prostate cancer The fear is understandable: When PSA levels rise to a certain threshold after prostate cancer treatment, the patient has suffered what is known technically as a biochemical recurrence, sometimes also referred to as a biochemical relapse or stage D1.5 disease.
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Facing Yourself After Relapse Relapse is a brief return to addictive behavior. It doesn’t mean that you’re destined to fail if you’ve had a relapse. You may need to go back into treatment and/or intensive counseling so you can get back on the road to recovery.
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- Definition: Relapsing-Remitting Disorders. A relapsing-remitting disorder means the symptoms are at times worse (relapse) and other times are improved or gone (remitting). During a chronic pain relapse, pain would be present partially or completely.
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- 'relapse' in Other Languages. 1  British English: relapse If someone has a relapse or if there is a relapse then that person starts to behave in a particular way again or a situation returns to how it was before....the threat of a relapse into a regional war.ˈriːˌlaeps ˈRIːˌLæPS.  noun
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- Because relapse is a process, that develops through stages over time. In the weeks or months preceding the event of relapse, the addict is confronted by definite symptoms. The addiction relapse cycle is comprised of three stages.
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- Relapse is a cardinal feature of addiction, and one of the most painful. Most people who struggle with addiction will have one or more relapses-the return to drug use after a drug-free period-during their ongoing attempts to recover.
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- Many families find it useful to distinguish between a ‘slip’ or a ‘lapse’ as an instance of substance use by someone who has a goal of abstinence and a ‘relapse’ as a return to the pre-treatment pattern…-Lara Okoloko. Back to Jacob.
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Multiple Sclerosis  In-Depth Report Relapsing-Remitting MS. Relapse-remitting MS (RMSS) is the most common form of multiple sclerosis. About 85% of patients are first diagnosed with this type of MS. RMSS is marked by flare-ups (also called relapses or exacerbations) of symptoms followed by periods of remission when symptoms improve or disappear.
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Prolapse Prolapse literally means to fall out of place, from the Latin prolabi meaning to fall out. In medicine, prolapse is a condition where organs, such as the uterus, fall down or slip out of place. It is used for organs protruding through the vagina or the rectum or for the misalignment of the valves of the heart. A spinal disc herniation is also sometimes called disc prolapse.
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Multiple Sclerosis  In-Depth Report What Is Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis? Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is the most common form of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the insulating membranes (myelin) that surround nerves within the central nervous system. In RRMS, there are clear episodes of inflammatory activity (relapses).
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ASH Home ASH Store ASH AcademyMy Account Sign In Refractory disease is defined as a < 50% decrease in lesion size with induction therapy or the appearance of new lesions. Progressive or relapsed disease reflects the appearance of new lesions after attainment of complete remission.