Nothing in isolation: If you have recently exercised heavily, it is probably normal. If not, it can mean anything from a heart attack to carrying Duchenne's muscular dystrophy to having polymyositis to having been struck by lightning. This is not intended to frighten you, but to give you a sense of the many different possibilities and why a lab value cannot be understood apart from your history.
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Could: be in the presence of symptoms like muscle pain, bloody appearing urine and dehydration a sign of rhabdomyolysis.other causes of elevated CK include renal diseases and muscle injury or inflammation. Seek help
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