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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. - W9 n! \% c6 a+ I) V- c 7 p, t% L! P$ j. W- g9 [' }6 G( iHigh 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. ~& g; O; ^$ z& B; Q: R + I* f- y3 k9 EWhy It Is Done( w6 K D% L0 P @
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: . E7 C% G& Y6 ?$ V9 |( Q9 P$ W
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: . A3 n1 \3 Z4 @+ V5 OCancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). 0 L" V; f) `& N5 |& S+ [Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus. # h# S3 J2 h4 P6 L3 PPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis).; s K/ k, v! s: Z! R& _- t
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). ' Q+ T/ ^1 h7 z1 ZSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).7 M: x9 @ G$ I9 T
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).+ o! F) h) [! ]