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  2. Creatine kinase - Wikipedia

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    This test is not specific for the type of CK that is elevated. Creatine kinase in the blood may be high in health and disease. Exercise increases the outflow of creatine kinase to the blood stream for up to a week, and this is the most common cause of high CK in blood. [16]

  3. CPK-MB test - Wikipedia

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    The CPK-MB test (creatine phosphokinase-MB), also known as CK-MB test, is a cardiac marker [3] used to assist diagnoses of an acute myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, or myocarditis. It measures the blood level of CK-MB (creatine kinase myocardial band), the bound combination of two variants (isoenzymes CKM and CKB ) of the enzyme ...

  4. Cardiac marker - Wikipedia

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    Creatine Kinase (CK-MB) test: It is relatively specific when skeletal muscle damage is not present. 10–24 hours The CK-MB isoform of creatine kinase is expressed in heart muscle. It resides in the cytosol and facilitates movement of high energy phosphates into and out of mitochondria.

  5. Rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    The most reliable test in the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis is the level of creatine kinase (CK) in the blood. [5] This enzyme is released by damaged muscle, and levels above 1000 U/L (5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)) indicate rhabdomyolysis. [5]

  6. Isolated hyperCKemia - Wikipedia

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    Isolated hyperCKemia is a benign [1] genetic disorder which is characterized by high levels of creatine kinase (an enzyme) in the blood, usually, levels of CK in the blood of people with this disorder are 3 to 10 times higher than average.

  7. Exertional rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    Exertional rhabdomyolysis, the exercise-induced muscle breakdown that results in muscle pain/soreness, is commonly diagnosed using the urine myoglobin test accompanied by high levels of creatine kinase (CK). Myoglobin is the protein released into the bloodstream when skeletal muscle is broken down. The urine test simply examines whether ...

  8. Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy - Wikipedia

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    Severe weakness of the proximal muscles (shoulders, upper arms, thighs) on both sides of the body, very high blood levels of the enzyme creatine kinase (CK) being released by broken down skeletal muscle, and persistent symptoms and CK elevation despite stopping the offending statin medication are the hallmarks of SAAM.

  9. Metabolic myopathy - Wikipedia

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    A blood test for creatine kinase (CK) can be done under normal circumstances to test for signs of tissue breakdown, or with an added cardio portion that can indicate if muscle breakdown is occurring. In metabolic myopathies, baseline CK is either normal or elevated. [8]