C PROTEIN

Question 1

Presence of Inflammation / Coupled with
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Answer 1

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN TEST

Question 2

response is a facet of the innate immune system that occurs in response to infection, traum or other insults

Answer 2

ACUTE PHASE REACTANTS

Question 3

An acute phase reaction classically presents with

Answer 3

fevers
rigors
tachycardia

Question 4

is a classic acute-phase of human serum, is synthesized by hepatocytes

Answer 4

C-REATIVE PROTEIN

Question 4

specimen in crp

Answer 4

serum

Question 5

CRP is a member of what family

Answer 5

PENTRAXIN PROTEIN FAMILY

Question 6

CRP is named since it binds to the

Answer 6

C-polysacchairde of the Pneumococcus

Question 7

they found that antibody produced against purified CRP provided a more sensitive test than the C-polysaccharide assay

Answer 7

MACLEOD AND AVERY

Question 8

used to identify early warning signs of
people at risk for coronary heart disease.

Answer 8

c-reactive protein

Question 9

decreased acute phase proteins

Answer 9

albumin
transferrin
alpha-ketoprotein

Question 10

increased acute phase proteins

Answer 10

Fibrinogen
Anti-chymotrypsin
Ceruloplasmin
Haptoglobin
Complement C3/C4
Serum Amyloid A

Question 11

cytokine that is in the liver specifically in the hepatocytes

Answer 11

Interleukin 6