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CK

Also known as: Total CK; Creatine phosphokinase; CPK
Formal name: Creatine Kinase
Related tests: CK-MB; Myoglobin; Troponin; Cardiac biomarkers

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Sources Used in Current Review

Wu, A. (2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp. 306-309.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: CPK. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003503.htm. Accessed February 2009.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.