The role of inflammation in the etiology of atherosclerosis has emerged over the last few years. which lab test is a marker for systemic inflammation?

The correct answer is C-reactive protein or CRP.

CRP is one of the most important marker for systemic inflammation. Another equally important marker for systemic inflammation is the erythrocyte sedimentation rate or the ESR. CRP and ESR are acute phase reactants that are synthesized in the liver by hepatocytes in response to proinflammatory cytokines (i.e. IL-2, TNF, IL-6). 

Calcinosis is the diagnostic term that means an abnormal buildup of calcium on the kneecap (patellar) surface. it is a term uses to describe a group of disorders in which calcium deposits form in the skin. it is also referred to the abnormal deposit of calcium phosphate.

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