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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. 9 N4 X/ G* a7 N2 M! ~: o d! n7 `: W0 l
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.! Q* K! J4 [( w/ V( K& Y% O# f
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Why It Is Done# O! W; j! I0 K
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:3 ^1 U3 ~; H" a x8 ^) a
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:9 a/ m+ b8 @) Y9 K& @
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). & ~0 R' ^: X4 g0 KDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus.' ]. X6 @* L2 m& j% \( l, Q1 l P- a
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). + v4 D; v1 S7 G, O% g8 QPainful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).. M( ]. f& i% {4 f: c
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). M; j5 ]' F& A2 U" ~- o$ H: G
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).+ U+ Q1 Y! |" ~; e6 K. r3 \