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。。。。。。 * ~3 A: G! K# q0 f! mA 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. 8 r( q3 ?) d4 i- S: d % E F6 ?, {4 t& |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. ; d' X/ M& U% L 8 U+ W, X5 L$ E: \Why It Is Done ' c* m2 n0 Q% @( o6 d9 G# f* `9 h
A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: U9 T. s- o1 U9 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: E# k3 h+ m2 D
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). : F0 u* G+ [. c# }% R% NDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus.9 D' q/ H$ @& `1 W
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).6 C* v# i8 H4 ?( {. _
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). 7 W5 \5 N6 ^- Y; C0 l+ KSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).9 N& e+ \3 a8 h3 h- V1 b; b
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).7 k1 {+ \9 L* ]; C# t% @/ e