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1) 4 f* v/ X; p s. ^$ E: `2 Q b+ Hhttp://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp [; ]# b! t) N% q- p; u) H。。。。。。9 }' q) h2 c( B# P; Y
A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is a blood test that measures the amount of a protein called C-reactive protein in your blood. C-reactive protein measures general levels of inflammation in your body. 1 D( i4 _( A! I: D3 b8 F $ S+ t) L7 F# B5 F u0 A0 Q$ pHigh levels of CRP are caused by infections and many long-term diseases. But a CRP test cannot show where the inflammation is located or what is causing it. Other tests are needed to find the cause and location of the inflammation.. i. ?+ } H) _9 o# r* e
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Why It Is Done ( x" A# }! ^5 x: w) l p% j4 x% b
A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 1 h) O, y$ ^3 ]5 q0 r
Check for infection after surgery. CRP levels normally rise within 2 to 6 hours of surgery and then go down by the third day after surgery. If CRP levels stay elevated 3 days after surgery, an infection may be present.
Identify and keep track of infections and diseases that cause inflammation, such as: 1 e+ ?* u. o0 ~1 c- L: Q. CCancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).6 b8 i* z) X. u' y, P
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus. 6 D( F2 D2 C/ I. r, v9 pPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). " r9 S; m& m( b2 U5 p4 L/ HPainful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). 4 d& v/ T6 a# V- ] M% | hSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).- C8 q( m7 q t1 ]" Y
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). & ]+ B9 P4 U: L( d9 w6 K& P: b4 r