CRP Flashcards
CRP usually appears in _____ of individuals in response to __________ and ___________
Serum; inflammatory conditions and Tissue necrosis
CRP disappears when causative conditions ______
subside
It is routinely found in cases of
bacterial infection,
active rheumatic fever
and many malignant diseases
is often seen in association with r
rheumatoid arthritis,
viral infections
and tuberculosis.
CRP has also been detected in patients following
blood transfusions
and surgical operations
patients with burns,
pemphigus vulgaris
and other bullous lesions.
The reagent is a latex test reagent intended to be used to ____ and_____determine the ____or____of CRP in the ____or____ of patients
qualitatively and semi-quantitatively ; presence or absence ; serum or plasma
presence of CRP
latex particles in the
reagent will agglutinate (clump)
indicates absence of CRP
No agglutination (no clumping)