How should the nurse respond when a patient with coronary artery disease asks why C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are being drawn for laboratory analysis?
A) "An elevated CRP level is a predictor of coronary artery disease."
B) "An elevated CRP level means you will have a heart attack."
C) "CRP is released from the heart during a heart attack."
D) "CRP is released from atherosclerotic plaques."
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