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A 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 S0 q+ n1 l+ b- }" c( d& @
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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. 1 }4 G- w8 I1 d1 \; u 0 i6 @2 \6 I- x2 L* ^" XWhy It Is Done# g; `3 ~! o- v: V
0 r. i* H c% lA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:% f. ]) g. y4 q5 e4 f3 h" Z: p
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: & S0 r# w& F3 w$ o( i- Z* `. w9 }( tCancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). $ P: J+ P( k: n: o6 JDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus.' x: ^7 _& o( Z$ V0 g6 P$ L8 n9 X$ n
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). ; W0 t9 i( I: L3 U1 t$ |0 r2 ]Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis)." ~5 {; y, V5 F# l0 l/ e# F5 I# ?
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). 7 [% Y! ?8 n0 ~5 T: L" iInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis). * k9 [% E" T0 {, _' ~7 X0 i# ^/ W, [, x
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