Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) Blood Test

Measures

CRP using a more sensitive method than the standard test.

Why it matters

Standard CRP is designed to measure the substantial rises seen with significant inflammatory processes. hs-CRP measures the same protein at much lower concentrations, resolving differences within what a standard test would simply report as normal.

That lower range is what practitioners are looking at when they order hs-CRP.

Before you collect

Recent illness, injury or intense exercise raises CRP and will obscure the low-level signal. Collect when otherwise well.

Suits

People monitoring low-grade inflammation with a practitioner.

Your next step

Once you have your results, book with a Canwell naturopath, nutritionist or practitioner to talk them through and build a wellness plan that suits you. Book with Canwell