Remission and Relapse 2023

0:00 4:00 Most important things to know about relapse and remission. 4:17 General approach and terms. 6:21 What are the main treatment goals with vasculitides? 6:58 Giant Cell Arteritis 9:20 Takayasu’s Arteritis 11:02 Polyarteritis Nodosa 12:10 ANCA Associated Vasculitis 13:46 Imaging showing disease active and disease remission 16:10 What does relapse mean? 17:43 How is disease relapse confirmed? 21:43 Takeaways: Remission and Relapse 23:02 Kathy’s experience with remission and relapse 29:40 Does Avocopan substitute for steroids? 33:30 Is the CRP and SED rate blood test used to identify a flare? 34:35 How do you detect flares that are not symptomatic and don’t show up on blood tests? 37:10 How do you know if you’re in a flare when you experience daily symptoms of not feeling well? 39:52 Is a flare the same thing as a relapse? 43:51 Are there any guidelines on how long a patient should maintain immune suppression after achieving remission? Remission and Relapse Recorded March 2023 One of the most asked patient questions involve the issue of remission and relapse. What is a flare? How do I know if I’m in remission? In this informative VF webinar, Dr. Kinanah Yaseen, M.D. provides an excellent overview about relapse and remission. Host Kathy Olevsky also shares a patient perspective on how she has experienced both of these phases with her illness.