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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 w) i( S* p; n6 ]# o * L; c) p" j$ t9 LHigh 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. " p |4 S; R/ r+ G& U: p+ k# U& y' m& F/ i9 b/ q' ?+ d
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 9 U, y1 @, r/ O. q- W- a+ D- t; J
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: 1 @0 V9 H' j* Z1 n ~/ B; Z- `Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). 3 Y4 q9 K# i( b% I+ EDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus.6 n9 `4 B, _$ y. ` r
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). , u/ P/ a+ G1 \* u# i* h) ~Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis)., b8 Q) u6 r- p; N1 _) S. a( t
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease).- m! e, U: {7 z. g+ Y* I! E- `" J
Infection of a bone (osteomyelitis).1 E5 t! T0 H8 I+ b