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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. $ _, v) q/ d1 Q+ r) @, | / }( c0 U) E! v9 K3 ^2 VHigh 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. " V6 _; e- f5 ?9 H. M, h 6 a4 X0 O& D/ g6 e% KWhy It Is Done% k9 L, X) h' L3 s6 J: T" b! F
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:4 o4 J: @& j4 } x3 k
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:4 {* [: K& X0 E2 p
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). ) M( P* |0 O- y% a$ @; p+ {Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.0 @7 S, H3 L* Y Z' d) [1 a8 R
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). 1 b: i" S" E$ E9 k( F6 I3 t. b+ D* {Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). P9 `: d3 U p6 C( T) T9 u5 u
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease)., F& n- r L9 [
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).' j" d2 a( Z! P$ ?7 }
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