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。。。。。。 3 d/ G0 w q% zA 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. 1 a5 f3 ~4 e" b5 J( H* {# N1 T b+ [2 R, i" {
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. % _, k4 m$ s4 m$ ~5 k + g1 p0 o& I% P6 u3 iWhy It Is Done6 j+ S4 f; O3 o e2 ]2 K$ j5 E( H+ \2 w
! `8 x; w& y9 z+ S, CA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 3 e7 ^0 F2 N X& t
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:8 P& S- M; G& Q
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).+ z) y& F; `/ _$ F
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus.+ S( c7 w) G" O {1 Q
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).( C5 j$ f* ^+ J* Y- g
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).; m% g6 o0 ~: }* L- A+ z
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). ( g/ ]& j& R" n: Y R/ i8 ]Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). 8 f! b3 M& A b9 T