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    Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI) for Crohn's Disease

    Stratifies severity of Crohn's disease.
    Why Use
    • Simpler than the CDAI, which requires symptoms over the past 7 days.
    • Shown to have 93% correlation with the CDAI in the original study (Harvey 1980), a figure that has been duplicated in subsequent studies (Gomes 1986).
    Very well
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    Slightly below par
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    Poor
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    Very poor
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    Terrible
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    None
    0
    Mild
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    Moderate
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    Severe
    +3
    stools
    None
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    Dubious
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    Definite
    +2
    Definite and tender
    +3
    Complications
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    Yes
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    No
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    Yes
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    No
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    Yes
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    No
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    Yes
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    No
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    Yes
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    No
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    Yes
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    No
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    Yes
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    Creator Insights
    Dr. Richard F. Harvey

    About the Creator

    Richard F. Harvey, MD, is a consultant gastroenterologist at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, UK. He is also the principal investigator of the Bristol Helicobacter Project. Dr. Harvey’s research focuses primarily on duodenal ulcer epidemiology and helicobacter eradication, and he is best known in the literature as co-creator of the Harvey-Bradshaw Index.

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