Lab reference
CK (Total)
Cardiac
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Reference range
| Male | 39 to 308 U/L |
| Female | 26 to 192 U/L |
About
Total creatine kinase, from skeletal and cardiac muscle. Very high levels signal rhabdomyolysis and the kidney injury that follows.
When it is low
Low muscle mass, sedentary
When it is high
Rhabdomyolysis, MI, muscle injury, statin myopathy, seizures, exercise
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