Person—C-reactive protein level (measured), total milligrams per litre N[NN].N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	C-reactive protein level (measured)
Synonymous names:	CRP measured
METEOR identifier:	338256
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/10/2008
Definition:	A person's serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level, measured in milligrams per litre.
Data Element Concept:	Person—C-reactive protein level (measured)

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Total

Data type:

Number

Format:

N[NN].N

Maximum character length:

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
999.9	Not stated/inadequately described

Unit of measure:

Milligram per litre (mg/L)

Unit of measure precision:

Comments:

The value should be recorded on a high sensitivity assay.

CRP is used in the assessment of acute phase reaction in inflammatory, infective and neoplastic disorders.

Reference documents:

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australia Version 4.0 12th March 2004 ( last accessed 12May 2006). http://www.rcpamanual.edu.au/sections/pathologytest.asp?s=33&i=468

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The C-reactive protein (CRP) level should be measured as early as possible following presentation to the hospital.

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The C-reactive protein (CRP) level should be measured as early as possible following presentation to the hospital.

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* The C-reactive protein (CRP) level should be measured as early as possible following presentation to the hospital.

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *DSS specific information:* The C-reactive protein (CRP) level should be measured as early as possible following presentation to the hospital.