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1) 3 F# H. b1 Z n5 V$ A http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp ' t: Q1 I; o! b* | x。。。。。。 ; I5 D8 B s' v `1 kA 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. : W7 K. ^; i7 n; Q ' ]6 q9 R( s( ]; f6 S: k/ L. Y. jHigh 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. ! d0 H& v& G: z$ y! |* b; a- B. U6 s. S
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:1 \6 g6 r, {1 h
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:# d3 o& |- C* r; p
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).5 n) ^- [* Y5 f3 ~; q4 A6 _
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus. & X& \! W% o; e. \* A3 R$ fPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).- t: e" V4 v* b
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). " H/ Y2 C0 D8 z8 a1 FSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).1 ?- V; K" Q& I& v$ d
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). " e5 t* ^0 B9 G