Question 1

creatine kinase vs creatinine, is there a difference between them?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Creatine kinase is a muscle enzyme that is measured to assess heart damage (the mb isoenzyme form) or skeletal muscle damage (the mm isoenzyme). Creatinine is  an endogenous peptide, present in everyone, that is cleared by the kidneys and is measured in clinical practice to estimate kidney function.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of high creatine kinase?

Accepted Answer

CK: There are no specific symptoms of elevated ck. If the elevation is true and not a lab error, there usually is muscle damage associated and discomfort related to the involved muscle would be the symptom.

Question 3

how  to reduce creatine kinase in the blood?

Accepted Answer

Hydrate: Rest and hydration can  reduce cpk. It would be advisable  to stop the offending drugs!

Question 4

why would   need a serum creatine kinase measurement?

Accepted Answer

Muscel injury: Ck levels are elevated with muscle injury.  All muscles, skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles release ck on injury.  Some drugs and alcohol can also damage muscle and cause high ck.

Question 5

how to treat high level of creatine kinase due to nerves?

Accepted Answer

Here's accurate info: Somebody's kidding you or there is a misunderstanding. Creatine kinase is an enzyme found in the blood; the reference range was determined for couch potatoes, and in my series' of athletic medical students, a majority of healthy young people have "elevated levels" just from exercising. It's also high in a few illnesses your physician knows about, but not from "nerves".

Question 6

hello doctors, what does a 1530 mean on a creatine kinase test?

Accepted Answer

Context: If you are a sedentary adult with coronary risk factors and chest pain, you are probably having a myocardial infarction / heart attack. If you are a athletic adult who has just completed a rough strength workout in the gym or a homeowner who has spent the weekend chopping and carrying lumber, you are fine. In my population of physically-active med students, a majority have had elevated ck's.

Question 7

what could increased creatine kinase and aldolase levels indicate?

Accepted Answer

Likely muscle injury: Creatine kinase and aldolase would both be elevated after a muscle injury. 
Ck can also be elevated in kidney failure.
Adolase can be sub-classified into a, b and c which helps differentiate from which tissue the high levels came.

Question 8

what can be the cause of low serum creatine kinase? level is 26 iu/l?

Accepted Answer

Low CPK: Any cause of inactivity and reduced muscle mass, found in connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosis.

http://www.clinchem.org/content/44/5/905.full

Question 9

elevated total creatine kinase with normal isoenzymes. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

CPK: Ck is a polycomponent muscle enzyme. The ck mb is the muscle-brain part of ck total. That is why the lower value for mb. The lab normals would tell whether these are elevated or not. Elevations are usually from muscle damage and the mb is found in heart.

Question 10

my husband has been diagnosed with having to much creatine kinase in his blood. what should we do?

Accepted Answer

CK: Talk to your husband's doctor about what the problem is and what you should be doing about it. If its elevated from pumping too much iron all that may be needed is rest. If he has a heart attack that's another thing entirely, need to know your husband's situation; his doctor should.

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