World MS Day @WorldMSDay. May 30th 2018. Bringing the world together to campaign with & for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. An initiative of the MS International Federation.
Why It Is Done. A C-reactive protein (CRP) test is done to: 1  Check for infection after surgery. 2  CRP levels normally rise within 2 to 6 hours of surgery and then go down by the third day after surgery. 3  If CRP levels stay elevated 3 days after surgery, an infection may be present.
With the hs-CRP test, a result of lower than 1.0 mg/L is associated with a low risk of developing cardiovascular disease; average risk of developing cardiovascular disease is associated with a level between 1.0 and 3.0 mg/L; and high risk for cardiovascular disease is linked to hs-CRP above 3.0 mg/L.