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1) , ^3 d+ n5 m4 d+ F* I+ {8 i http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp 8 f5 j! I! `1 P9 L* T。。。。。。1 u" t) G" J. a; i* }5 B
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." C1 ^& s$ ?- L. {& Z) B2 ?. B
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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./ D0 u: _* ^8 ~( Q% \3 c
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Why It Is Done 1 ]! q. Y0 E: _1 K6 T" V# M, f3 W. j, A4 Y3 `
A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:! b" |1 d" S5 N' b! [' 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: ( h3 t% X" O: o& z7 b% v5 YCancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). - G7 l+ l, s2 V' W& dDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus. 1 {# a$ h0 K/ o [7 EPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).+ F( S: | W* T. u& @* p
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). % a' b3 Z0 ?9 \, c4 q" XSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). * U2 l- k/ i2 |& FInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis).3 |' {) T3 y: `, ^- H& D# L0 e+ Z
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