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Truelove and Witts Ulcerative Colitis Classification

Item Mild Severe
Bowel Movements (times/day) <4 ≥6
Blood in Stool Mild or None Severe
Temperature (℃) Normal >37.8
Pulse (beats/min) Normal >90
Hb (g/L) Normal <75% of normal
ESR (mm/1h) <20 >30

Explanation

Moderate clinical manifestations and laboratory results are between mild and severe.

References

Research Paper Chinese Society of Gastroenterology Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaboration Group. Consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (2012, Guangzhou). Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine. 2012; 51(10):818-31.
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