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。。。。。。 ; g4 \) d3 `1 Y( H: eA 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.4 G+ D" B. I" e4 F- 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.* Z8 E- ]6 W- e( J) n/ t* _
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 9 p3 t- E( U! s" q
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:3 F0 g0 [$ U8 r4 w$ S) w
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). ; y$ f" h8 M( H6 [% U0 g* D* eDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus." Y* ^) ^# m5 N2 A9 `# [. ]
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis)./ K7 p) Y$ \% J2 N7 x
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). n0 o, B) f+ g) e [Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).3 R9 o# Z0 i; l
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). 6 R V' Y t! H- X! r