Invasive procedures and intramuscular injections may falsely elevate CK levels. Myoglobin Myoglobin, an oxygen-binding protein that is found in striated (cardiac and skeletal) muscle, releases oxygen at very low tensions. Any injury to skeletal muscle will cause a release of myoglobin into the blood...
Also Known AsCPK, Serum Creatinine Kinase, CK Total, Creatinine Kinase PurposeAssess muscle damage, including heart muscle damage, and diagnose related conditions. PreparationDo not drink alcohol or smoke before the test FastingNo Fasting Required ...
Screening Blood testsare used to try to detect a disease when there is little or no evidence that a person has a suspected disease. For example, measuring cholesterol levels helps to identify one of the risks of heart disease. These screening tests are performed on people who may show no sy...
Cystatin C and long-term mortality among subjects with normal creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtra- tion rates: Nhanes III (Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:1930-6.Wu CK, Lin JW, Caffrey JL, Chang MH, Hwang JJ and Lin YS (2010): ...
No effects of dietary protein content, fava bean variety or fermentation were observed on cholesterol, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, creatine kinase, total protein, albumin, globulin, albumin:globulin or creatinine levels (p > 0.05). Table 2. Blood indicators of hepatic function in dogs ...