The value of C-reactive protein in emergency medicine
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a commonly used tool in emergency department (ED), especially in febrile and infectious patients. It was identified in 1930 and was subsequently classified into an “acute phase protein”, an early indicator of infectious or inflammatory situations in the ED, CRP must be a...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Acute Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618914600019 |