Colitis, ulcerative
Description | Basic evaluations: Full blood count, ESR or CRP, sodium, potassium, gamma-GT, AP, ferritin, folic acid, vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid, vitamin D, immune-globulins, ANCA (pANCA, BPI-antibodies), goblet cell antibodies, colon-epithelium antibodies Progress-checks: Blood count, ESR or CRP, if necessary gamma-GT, AP (for detection of primary sclerosing cholangitis) Stool evaluations: Stool examination, cultures for general germs, clostridium difficile, blood (hemoccult or immunological) Serology: In case of immune-suppression: CMV-serology or CMV-DNA-evidence, pp%-antigen Securing of diagnosis: Coloscopy and histology Please also refer to section “malabsorption” |