My Endocrinology visit today was very productive.
He ordered a hsCRP on my request.
The lab told me my insurance might not cover it and it might be $100 out of my pocket.
I told my Doc I had hurt my back 2 months ago in Poland and it had not cleared up.
He found it might be covered with lumbar back pain.
As an infectious disease Doc we would do CPR to look for osteomyelitis.
Dr Bredesen advises getting hs-CPR and it should be less than 0.9.
Mine was higher than this.
I think it was due to my back pain from muscle inflammation.
My prior tests have not been elevated.
I will check on it in 4 months.
I had a patient with very high hsCRP. It was after she had her teeth cleaned.
I am surprised with all the items listed by Dr Bredesen for inflammation I was surprised he did not list chronic gingivitis or bad teeth.
As an Infectious Disease specialist I would be consulted for fever of unknown origin. I would find these country people with very bad teeth. In Idaho I was friends with a dentist who went into ENT.
He happily wound take the patient with no insurance to the OR and pull out all their bad teeth.
CPR is not often used by family Doctors as it it consider non-specific. (many things can raise it)
However in infectious disease this is the test that we used to decide whether to stop long term antibiotics in the treatment of osteomyelitis.
In The End of Alzheimers, Dr Bredesen says to treat hs-CRP if greater than 1.0 on p 235.
Dr. Bredensen advises specialized pro-resolving mediators for one month (SPM)
I can't find in the book what SPM is?
I will simply baby my back with stretches and exercise for a few months and check it again
He ordered a hsCRP on my request.
The lab told me my insurance might not cover it and it might be $100 out of my pocket.
I told my Doc I had hurt my back 2 months ago in Poland and it had not cleared up.
He found it might be covered with lumbar back pain.
As an infectious disease Doc we would do CPR to look for osteomyelitis.
Dr Bredesen advises getting hs-CPR and it should be less than 0.9.
Mine was higher than this.
I think it was due to my back pain from muscle inflammation.
My prior tests have not been elevated.
I will check on it in 4 months.
I had a patient with very high hsCRP. It was after she had her teeth cleaned.
I am surprised with all the items listed by Dr Bredesen for inflammation I was surprised he did not list chronic gingivitis or bad teeth.
As an Infectious Disease specialist I would be consulted for fever of unknown origin. I would find these country people with very bad teeth. In Idaho I was friends with a dentist who went into ENT.
He happily wound take the patient with no insurance to the OR and pull out all their bad teeth.
CPR is not often used by family Doctors as it it consider non-specific. (many things can raise it)
However in infectious disease this is the test that we used to decide whether to stop long term antibiotics in the treatment of osteomyelitis.
In The End of Alzheimers, Dr Bredesen says to treat hs-CRP if greater than 1.0 on p 235.
Dr. Bredensen advises specialized pro-resolving mediators for one month (SPM)
I can't find in the book what SPM is?
I will simply baby my back with stretches and exercise for a few months and check it again
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