本帖最后由 荷花池荒岛 于 2014-5-16 13:31 编辑 / b- |0 p" y1 W3 |3 T; F7 d5 u / A! d8 ? x8 s/ _ f7 p1) / x7 I' E- q' j0 d http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp! p9 a, i$ u, k" y5 r7 q
。。。。。。 6 J& `/ |) ?7 ^# ~: }5 F& UA 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.) D5 _7 Q5 G, P; ]. t' z. v. ~# J; u
7 k& y4 f' B' }7 U5 JHigh 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.9 Z* z+ x+ T9 T$ q F- `6 G
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Why It Is Done$ P1 z2 \3 z- q. h( g- T
) z% N# m$ b: c! F# XA C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:. M0 [9 |7 Y. |3 E& K, `( z0 q
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:4 v& H& V1 `% d( h
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). % ?# b8 o0 ?+ z4 p9 JDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus. 1 w, g, \& W2 c$ }0 FPainful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). ( `& `/ [4 e- l1 Q3 R* M6 pPainful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis)., R& P7 K7 i( C; G
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease)." b3 |* {6 y' C/ f
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis). u( f6 L: {1 y+ j! h# X