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7 U' C/ y$ k' F; i1) . c) U. n$ V4 Nhttp://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp 4 [* e( L+ {3 O0 E- V, h。。。。。。 9 d! e k9 o" v1 i- ]$ SA 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. 6 K4 i7 ~/ N0 f: s3 U9 N! v : C: V, V! h- H9 `High 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. 3 N' r! C9 i. ]1 u }3 Y& F- x+ [2 K! O) H8 w
Why It Is Done 1 e, \. }' ^" ~% o# ^( F" R , ?0 }( J+ {; ]+ e; ~9 S) T, s$ d8 \A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 5 q( ], Q3 H7 i; X: Y: _; O
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: i) R3 |7 ]& z7 J4 b( U2 bCancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). x) K% d, g5 z1 T
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.) W. _8 x: ~9 J3 `0 w' d8 }3 }# O
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).8 N f' Q7 z, g* A8 a$ q
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). - b: E7 e7 y' ~# z* W9 n% ]3 x" hSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). 3 ]+ U. _7 H! X% U7 E5 d7 y4 ^Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). 2 v B3 Q- T! H0 q8 k