Canola and regular rapeseed oils are extracted from the seeds of several of the brassica plants - the same family of plants from which we get vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, mustard greens, and several other vegetables.
Cardiac troponins are elevated in 85% of patients with sepsis in the absence of acute coronary syndrome. Small studies have shown that elevated troponin levels identify patients with sepsis who are at increased risk of mortality.
In addition to having high levels of procalcitonin without sepsis, it is possible for a patient who has sepsis to present with a low procalcitonin level. If the test is done very early in the course of the illness, the levels may be low, but will likely increase over the next few hours or days.