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Get a free nursing lab values cheat sheet at NURSING.com/63labs Objective: Determine the significance and clinical use of C-Reactive Protein in clinical practice Lab Test Name: C-Reactive Protein – CRP Description: C-reactive protein (CRP) is made in the liver in response to inflammation Measures CRP in the blood Increases quickly Decreases quickly Indications: Monitor or Identify: Inflammation in the body Appendicitis Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Crohn’s Ulcerative Colitis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Lupus (SLE – Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) Evaluate: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Cholesterol level – atherosclerosis Normal Therapeutic Values: Normal –
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