CRP tests

[Dartmoor4]

Does anyone know if CRP 95 high please?

[winfong]

Yes, Normal is less than 1. Moderate elevation is less than 10.

[123mossie]

Hi, welcome. Yes the crp is raised. It would help everyone to give a full answer if you could enter more detail on your profile, ie your prednisolone dose, past and current, how you feel now, your daily activity levels.

[PRL1957]

Hi, Dartmoor4. Yes, CRP at 95 mg/mL is considerably elevated. I believe the NHS regards 0 to 10 mg/mL as the normal range. I was between 60 to 80 mg/mL during a recent PMR episode, but I believe much higher levels can happen.

Do you know if you have elevated Sed (or ESR) levels too?

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Yes - although every lab has its own normal range and that can vary 10-fold depending on the units used to measure it. It should appear in brackets after the reported number. However - in either case, 95 would be very high although it can go up into the hundreds after surgery when muscle tissue has been damaged.

[Miserypants]

My CRP was 254 and climbing before I was finally diagnosed in hospital with GCA/PMR five years ago. Blessed the day they put me on 40mg of Pred. Taken a long time to get to 8.5.