Gastroenterology
Truelove and Witts UC Severity calculator
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Not severe by Truelove-Witts
Band: Not severe by Truelove-Witts
Interpretation. Not severe by Truelove-Witts
Suggested management. Does not meet classic severe UC combination.
Truelove and Witts UC Severity: 0 — Not severe by Truelove-Witts. Interpretation: Not severe by Truelove-Witts What to do: Does not meet classic severe UC combination. Inputs: >=6 bloody stools/day (+2): false; Heart rate >90 (+1): false; Temperature >37.8C (+1): false; Hemoglobin <=10.5 g/dL (+1): false; ESR >=30 mm/h (+1): false Source: Truelove SC, Witts LJ. Cortisone in ulcerative colitis; final report on a therapeutic trial. Br Med J. PMID: 13260656. Scope: severe UC if ≥6 bloody stools/day plus ≥1 of tachycardia >90, temperature >37.8°C, anemia Hb ≤10.5 g/dL, or ESR ≥30. (1955)
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Clinical inputs
- >=6 bloody stools/day (+2)
- Heart rate >90 (+1)
- Temperature >37.8C (+1)
- Hemoglobin <=10.5 g/dL (+1)
- ESR >=30 mm/h (+1)
Primary source
Truelove SC, Witts LJ. Cortisone in ulcerative colitis; final report on a therapeutic trial. Br Med J. PMID: 13260656. Scope: severe UC if ≥6 bloody stools/day plus ≥1 of tachycardia >90, temperature >37.8°C, anemia Hb ≤10.5 g/dL, or ESR ≥30. (1955)
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