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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.$ c2 Z T8 G& {. Q7 e7 }
: j$ \5 X- t( O! ?9 CHigh 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." @' F; I8 L3 U" x* {# R& f
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9 Z9 j6 o+ i' N5 _7 SA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: , E' U& r3 v' I. p9 J
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:3 J$ e! f" _7 \! h
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). " [# G/ ~$ e+ E' n& h/ B( LDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus. # F2 o2 ?* d) a! R# x4 r3 B/ L. j/ XPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). ! t, d0 ~& h7 W' BPainful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).7 n U6 h6 U) Q% o- w
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). v0 D+ l6 R& F$ n" c8 R
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). l8 t4 j: p+ @' K) R5 j& |