The clinical manifestations of ulcerative colitis include:
A. The client may have five or six soft stools per day.
B. The client may have 10 to 20 steatorrheal stools per day.
C. The client may have 10 to 20 liquid, bloody stools per day.
D. The client may have abdominal pain, but the stool appearance is normal.
C
Ulcerative colitis is characterized by 10 to 20 liquid, bloody stools per day. The colon appears red and hemorrhagic.
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