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。。。。。。 $ }+ b7 \" e. X9 jA 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. , r3 p8 @) x9 T7 \+ c7 J , d( s% z: _3 H/ K# X' ]2 M- I" G+ MHigh 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.$ A5 k0 H* p- L
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:! Y5 O! Y4 m' c. O* \& _
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:$ _! W. N0 [2 R& B
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). # ]8 v+ Y' X4 q E! h9 x0 NDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus. }- p8 p' j6 y: ?/ wPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). ) ~* _7 @: ` w4 @! tPainful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). & i1 Q% Z+ o8 j" H& a( A" {Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).0 A- F5 d% i U' M
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis)./ p4 O, E* S( I; `( k( z