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Does creatine kinase only rise with muscle injury?

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Muscle and Brain: Creatine kinase is present in skeletal muscle, heart, smooth muscle and brain and injury to any of these can cause elevation of this enzyme.

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Answered 4/4/2019

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I hav pain in my heart, thighs muscles 'n don't feel good n my chest i did test a.G ratio:1.1 creatine kinase:412 macroscopy--specific gravity:1.00?

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I hav pain n my heart, thighs muscle, chest i did test a.G ratio, creatine kinase, macroscopy-specificgravity wasn't normal which kind of doctor i refer?

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I hav pain n my heart, thighs muscle, chest i did test a.G ratio:1.1 creatine kinase:412 macroscopy-specific gravity:1.005 which kind of doctor i refer?

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I hav pain n my heart, thighs muscles 'n my chest i did test a.G ratio:1.1 creatine kinase:412 macroscopy-specific gravity:1.005 what doctor i refer to?

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I (male, 28) have a persistently low creatine kinase level most recently 25 (range 31-290). My ANA, sed rate and CRP are normal. Should I investigate further? I have seen low CK is correlated with connective tissue diseases. I have normal muscle mass

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