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。。。。。。 ) H# v: S9 F+ z- ]1 x8 E; DA 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.: e$ w& i0 C( Y
4 W6 a3 ]! x3 r+ Q, W( WHigh 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. ! ~) K! }. N1 |5 u5 N: G" c. {$ Q; x9 c/ ~# o1 M2 T
Why It Is Done % a6 ~8 e) A1 c( ]- Q: x2 o5 f 6 P+ J3 }: Q" [' n% N* Z$ o- K2 M9 oA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:8 b" ]; i- q, L% f1 G6 g; F
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: $ S: v" M3 j0 ~Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). ( J1 S, ^* q7 Z, p& P1 s9 dDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus.9 N. {$ J7 Z7 _
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).- F2 d# ~% {$ r9 o; x$ ]# s f
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).& d, e8 f' g- j/ L- r; s
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).1 Y0 A1 z6 S; j
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).# c: K( J$ L. }* H) r* [% c7 o# u