MS Relapse Treatment and Symptom Control
Reviews MS Relapse Treatment and Symptom Control and highlights the practical decisions that shape diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Duration
00:03:56
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2.07 MB
Practitioner-Guided Note
Use MS Relapse Treatment and Symptom Control to guide the working diagnosis and next step; let the main risk or management issue drive escalation, treatment choice, and follow-up.
Key Takeaways
Clinical data suggests that ACTH is roughly equivalent to standard high-dose corticosteroids in knocking down a relapse.; When an individual deals with back-to-back infections, it is often a sign that their bladder is not emptying fully, causing urinary retention.; In those scenarios, initiating intermittent self-catheterization is frequently necessary.; To calm that sudden bladder urgency, we routinely prescribe standard anticholinergic medications, such as oxybutynin or tolterodine.; While a few select individuals might respond better to it, ACTH generally triggers more unwanted side effects.