本帖最后由 荷花池荒岛 于 2014-5-16 13:31 编辑 0 B7 {. G! i! K; G4 |, D5 v 4 y% ]. Z+ v$ h! g% Y- B1) ' p% v' H+ V# g3 K8 O9 whttp://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp$ Q) |0 t: m! v+ s% q
。。。。。。 / ^4 x7 O- q- V6 H2 C7 O/ CA 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 x2 o$ K/ d; ^" E, t+ A: F7 m, [" _9 ~$ j( b" d7 s
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.# Z9 g/ D, K* o
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Why It Is Done $ W1 J1 @; O% P* [8 F5 I2 C7 _4 R2 L. f3 ~: G
A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: / \+ M) d& M& C# l
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:. D8 Q% c- A) K8 p9 T
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma).2 y' E- f5 \8 w( I; S8 n8 G
Diseases of the immune system, such as lupus. ( g9 }$ v; \8 x/ {. k8 ]Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis)./ z1 B& F# V2 a/ l9 N
Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis).! V. j! n5 | z2 q( Y# S) O
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). % a6 V' I3 \. qInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis).6 _) c) `: p. _; m
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