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 OTHER NAMES
- CRP,
- Reactants of sharp phase.
DEFINITION
The protein C reactivates takes place in the liver when there is an infection or sharp inflammation in the body. His importance is that it reacts with the system of the complement that is a defense system against external aggressions of the human body.
:PARA WHAT IS REALIZED?
It is used to evaluate the presence of bacterial infectious illnesses, inflammatory illnesses (rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) but it does not rise of habitual form in illnesses produced by virus.
The Protein C reactivates rises before an infectious or inflammatory problem rather than the VSG and begins to diminish before her before the recovery of the illness. If the illness talks each other with Aspirin ® or anti-inflammatory it eliminates his elevation.
The protein C reactivates turns out to be raised in the myocardium infarction. Also it can be helpful after a surgery intervention, since she turns out to be raised during 3 ó 4 days, then to diminish, if he persists high the fact is that there is some infection or post-surgical complication. In the bacterial meningitis it turns out to be high and not this way in the produced one by virus, what it can serve to indicate the origin and treatment of a process of meningitis.
SKILL OF ACHIEVEMENT
To realize this analysis to be on an empty stomach is not needed. They can increase the Protein C it reactivates the contraceptive oral ones and the DIU. And it can diminish his values the Aspirin, the anti-inflammatory esteroideos or not esteroideos. It is possible to realize the capture in an appropriate place (consultation, clinic, hospital) but sometimes it is realized in the proper domicile of the patient. To realize the capture it is needed of locating an appropriate vein and in general there are used the veins placed in the flexura of the elbow. The person entrusted to take the sample will use sanitary gloves, a needle (with a syringe or pipe of extraction).
It will put a tortor (tape of gum - latex) in the arm so that the veins retain more blood and turn out to be more visible and accessible.
It will clean the area of the prick with an antiseptic one and by means of a palpación it will locate the appropriate vein and will gain access to her with the needle. They will release the tortor.
When the blood flows for the needle the sanitary one will realize an aspiration (by means of the syringe or by means of the application of a pipe with gap).
On having finished the capture, it extracts the needle to itself and the area is pressed with a cotton or similar torunda to favor the coagulation and it will indicate him to itself that flexione the arm and the area pressed with a Band-Aid supports for some hours. The abstracted blood moves to the analysis laboratory in a special pipe for biochemistry, which contains an anticoagulant product. In general more than 10 milliliters of blood are not usually necessary for a standard battery of biochemical parameters.
PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE RISKS
- The securing by means of a prick of the vein can produce certain pain.
- The possible difficulty in finding the appropriate vein can give place to several pricks
- Appearance of a haematoma (bruise or cardinal) in the extraction area, is due usually to the fact that the vein has not closed well after the later pressure and blood has kept on going out producing this problem. Type Hirudoid can apply an ointment to itself ® or Trombocid ® in the area.
- Inflammation of the vein (phlebitis), sometimes the vein turns out to be shaken, well be for a cause merely physically or why it has become infected. It will have to support the relaxed area a few days and type Hirudoid can apply an ointment to itself ® or Trombocid ® in the area. If the problem persists or appears fever will have to consult it with his doctor.
NORMAL VALUES OF PROTEIN C IT REACTIVATES IN WHEY
| Normal levels of PCR in adults |
minors of 1 mg/ml |
EVALUATION OF ABNORMAL RESULTS
The developing PCR levels can indicate:
- Arthritis sharp
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatic fever
- Other autoimmune illnesses (Syndrome of Reiter, Illness of Crohn, vasculitis, LED, etc...)
- Myocardium infarction
- Pulmonary infarction
- Problems of rejection of transplantes
- Traumatism
- Bacterial infections (urinal, tuberculosis, etc...)
- Cancer.
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