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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. 5 P) |1 V* W+ J: v4 F6 L ( m0 ~$ u% h+ o9 _( m7 H4 z7 fHigh 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. 2 I; F6 W6 @% @# ~$ R. {8 d 4 X R5 |7 M2 j9 ^' U+ \: v3 MWhy It Is Done # \6 ?: |9 p1 q5 D [2 V! {0 q iA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:& n: e% o* S, z7 N" k7 J2 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: $ E g2 L. |$ _Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). 6 k2 _& q2 e2 N1 oDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus. S: N F3 u; g. Q: L: ]$ J' ^
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).! [5 k8 `: b) _/ a( X
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).* ]" o- `2 N% s/ o4 }! b
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). , d/ S4 Q, R' LInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis).0 k D! g- r- h' l x% h5 Z: S