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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. 0 ]. `6 d5 s- P% }: z! l $ ~# o6 ~- J: g! ~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.6 C; g7 K- A5 k
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: " {% |2 y+ ~3 a. u
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:( a0 b" m( t6 C: o2 a
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Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus. + I- _$ L' T' @Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). 3 Z# h5 l+ q: E+ F& a* @Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis). : T( ~/ M0 Q0 R/ H# x) fSwelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). 0 r) d9 p4 X- K8 v' f7 @7 i; d: _Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). ( u( Q6 G" ~0 M- @7 D