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When the total CPK level is very high, it usually means there has been injury or stress to muscle tissue, the heart, or the brain. Muscle tissue injury is most likely. When a muscle is damaged, CPK leaks into the bloodstream.
When the total CPK level is very high, it usually means there has been injury or stress to muscle tissue, the heart, or the brain. Muscle tissue injury is most likely. When a muscle is damaged, CPK leaks into the bloodstream.
Yes
just borderline but normal
Creatine Phosphokinase
When the total CPK level is very high, it usually means there has been injury or stress to muscle tissue, the heart, or the brain. Muscle tissue injury is most likely. When a muscle is damaged, CPK leaks into the bloodstream.
CPK is an enzyme called creatine kinase. It is mostly found in the heart, brain and muscle tissues. When there is trauma or damage to those tissues the enzyme is released into the bloodstream where it shows up as an elevated CPK on bloodwork. CPK is often elevated after a heavy workout or any type of crushing injury. The CPK is often elevated soon after a heart attack. Some muscle degenerating diseases also can be detected by a constantly high CPK level. It is up to your physician to determine the significance of the result. CPK can further be broken down into specific sub-enzymes called iso-enzymes. One is heart specific, one is muscle specific and so on. So if a CPK level is elevated and the cause is not known, testing for iso-enzymes can indicate what body tissue the CPK is coming from.
A normal creatine phosphokinase (CPK) level is anywhere from 10 to 120 micrograms per liter (mg/L). CPK is released when a muscle is damaged and can show whether a person has had a heart attack.
Cpk = Cp (Process Capability) + p (katayori) Japanese for deviation. Cpk = Deviation of process capability
CPK is an enzyme that stands for Creatine Phospho Kinase. It is elevated in :Myocardial infarction (MI),Myocarditis,Traumatic Muscle injury,Rhabdomyolysis,Muscular dystrophy,Myositis, polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Myopathy,Severe muscular exertion,Malignant hyperthermia,Hypothyroidism,Cerebral infarction,Surgery,Reye syndrome,Tetanus,Convulsions,IM injections,Alcoholism,DC Shock.Drugs: clofibrate, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors like Simvastatin
When the total CPK level is very high, it usually means there has been injury or stress to muscle tissue, the heart, or the brain. Muscle tissue injury is most likely. When a muscle is damaged, CPK leaks into the bloodstream.
CPK means creatine phosphokinase. It's sometimes abbreviated CK. CPK testing is often used to evaluate chest pain.