Test ID: CK
Creatine Kinase (CK), Serum
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8336
NY State Approved
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Yes
Useful For
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The determination of creatine kinase is utilized in the diagnosis and monitoring of myocardial infarction and myopathies such as the progressive Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Method Name
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Photometric, Creatine Phosphate + ADP
Reporting Name
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Creatine Kinase (CK), S
Aliases
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CK (Creatine Kinase)
CPK (Creatine Phosphokinase)
Creatine Phosphokinase
CPK (Creatine Phosphokinase)
Creatine Phosphokinase


