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CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE  Serum

Test Code
CK


Alias/See Also
CREATINE KINASE


CPT Codes
82550

Preferred Specimen
Light Green (Lithium) Gel or Gold Top Tube


Specimen Stability
7 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis


Clinical Significance
In vitro diagnostic test for the quantitiative measurement of creatine kinase in human serum used in the diagnosis and treatment of mycardial infarction and muscle disease.  CK may also be elevated following muscle injury or strenuous exercise.




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