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1) 0 \) X b: o1 Rhttp://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp ) d; ~# M& j0 ?( c7 Y" }: `2 ^ f。。。。。。 ( |) L# B" h: W) Q+ bA 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. . ~& C, r: H7 m; \& r6 s0 N: |( g1 R
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. 6 B4 c5 K6 [5 S8 W % J5 H) r6 e, S3 B. v' ^Why It Is Done# P# q8 m3 q/ g$ p. Q/ N
* X3 Q3 b: y$ d1 \4 qA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:% J- L8 I' T2 }
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: x v9 Z* m, ZCancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).( C" w" m7 E3 X9 z* d& c, ]2 E
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.4 u2 \# ?3 ]6 l7 \- v
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).4 n5 @. {3 ^8 _, n* P
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). 0 ^9 z' b$ y5 _+ Q" \. [. ^Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). 0 ?* A6 |- G# N8 k4 OInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis). , Z7 N; R+ ]5 I" s: I