本帖最后由 荷花池荒岛 于 2014-5-16 13:31 编辑 ' b' \( {5 n Q 2 Q- f0 z4 B0 [2 a( @7 |! B: l; v1) ( p$ s" ~* A# o* l8 |http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/c-reactive-protein-crp ; r7 a# j6 ^, I! ?$ P- Q。。。。。。 q; m( Y& {7 x+ Z! Q* o% a
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. 7 Y i [7 Z$ }2 H. k. | + b3 F }& q1 E% o0 DHigh 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 L9 V6 M5 t% ^: |. x# m8 W/ K& S
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A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to:9 @# |0 S& A4 l7 Z$ b) g* E
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:+ @% G k, O/ e% o7 f# [) F
Cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma). 6 p- a! C5 R. Q5 [- vDiseases of the immune system, such as lupus.. Z2 D9 j, m; F9 s
Painful swelling of the blood vessels in the head and neck (giant cell arteritis). , C/ n3 W$ J. L! ?Painful swelling of the tissues that line the joints (rheumatoid arthritis)., W ?9 \% E$ F. Z. J8 U, y
Swelling and bleeding of the intestines (inflammatory bowel disease). ' w! ^% s5 P% D/ KInfection of a bone (osteomyelitis).: S5 P7 R' Z' s4 o1 t