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CREATINE KINASE

Test Code
LAB62


Alias/See Also
CK
CPK


CPT Codes
82550

Preferred Specimen
Green top/Gel Li Hep


Minimum Volume
2.0 mL


Transport Container
Li Heparin (GST)


Transport Temperature
Refrigerate specimen


Methodology
UV Enzymatic

Setup Schedule
Set Up:DAILY Report Available:1 day


Reference Range
CK Female: 0 - 4 days: 4 - 510 IU/L
Male: 0 - 4 days: 4 - 585 IU/L
Female: >5 days: 24 - 170 IU/L
Male: > 5 days: 24 - 195 IU/L


Clinical Significance
Measurements of creatine kinase and its isoenzymes are used in the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial infarction and muscle diseases such as progressive, Duchenne-type muscular dystrophy.


Performing Laboratory
GBMC Chemistry



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