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。。。。。。 . s0 q8 z5 k; V- q! D4 XA 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. ( @8 X2 h0 |7 t: n" y: W ) T) ]5 K6 J3 ZHigh 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. % C6 p1 `3 f! Y! P; n, r' W# I( M; u! a% Z9 v2 t
Why It Is Done $ t' p: ^6 O' t& s. s% e4 [' J/ V/ z* l+ l- D
A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 3 v5 t8 e( N' [% 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:& I3 ?8 o$ q4 l, \# H6 A
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).5 z6 E3 W c1 e, E
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.+ _2 Z- f0 _ T- E
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). 0 }1 u! O8 K2 l$ f. f( ?- xPainful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). $ y0 G1 m9 M. @! Z+ ?- \1 i' \Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). ! q& x [( R, z% F n9 K# n& D- UInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis). % T# N" O3 i. {1 U3 l, X( @! e