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。。。。。。 ; h7 E# E2 l1 ?% B2 T3 VA 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 _5 X6 V# A- D& {. j, y' J * O. e7 k6 }- U6 b6 {8 r: _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. 5 X g# c9 u& B2 @ 8 u& z# u! B4 g S$ G5 P, GWhy It Is Done) z* p. X/ j, k
/ E R- j0 }* C5 h) l3 ^1 ]A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: . ?" C% i- a% m) c" z* G& Y
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:7 D* l9 ~2 G! _+ [' E4 \
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). 4 ]7 V: b3 e0 T% R4 S: ]Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus. # w' x- `' c+ z% O. s7 fPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).4 B" }- H; U4 `, w/ p# \
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). 4 N* ?, E) T9 HSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). : V* [" Q4 O8 h% k5 BInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis). d A& q6 z/ y3 \& G" P+ `