C-reaktivní protein v lékařské praxi praktického lékaře pro děti a dorost // SOLEN

Pediatria pre prax 3/2004

C-reaktivní protein v lékařské praxi praktického lékaře pro děti a dorost

CRP IN PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIST The basic purpose of general practitioner diagnostic deliberation is to decide if the patient is in serious or less serious condition. The high percentage of cases treated by doctors is upper or lover airways infection. In this case and in many others the doctor needs to know the activity and intensity of the inflammatory process. He needs to know if the inflammation is caused by viruses or bacteria. The determines the rapidity and extent of other diagnostic et curative advance. For the diagnostic deliberation could be useful the determination and repeted monitoring of figure C reactive protein (then CRP) in patients blood. Key words: C reactive protein (CRP), virus disease, bacterial disease, using of CRP, primary care.