Editing Toxic megacolon (section)

=== Labs ===
Blood tests may show elevated inflammatory markers, electrolyte imbalances (hypokalemia and hypoalbuminemia), low protein, elevated WBCs, metabolic alkalosis, anemia, and signs of organ failure, but these findings are not specific to toxic megacolon and can occur in other acute gut conditions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Argyriou |first1=Orestis |last2=Lingam |first2=Gita |last3=Tozer |first3=Phil |last4=Sahnan |first4=Kapil |date=2024-08-02 |title=Toxic megacolon |url=https://academic.oup.com/bjs/article/doi/10.1093/bjs/znae200/7730483 |journal=British Journal of Surgery |language=en |volume=111 |issue=8 |doi=10.1093/bjs/znae200 |pmid=39120526 |issn=0007-1323|doi-access=free }}</ref>