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Review
. 2016 Jan;83(1):37-42.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.14120.

Approach to asymptomatic creatine kinase elevation

Siamak Moghadam-Kia  1   2 , Chester V Oddis  1 , Rohit Aggarwal  3
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Review

Approach to asymptomatic creatine kinase elevation

Siamak Moghadam-Kia et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

How to manage a patient who has an elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) level but no or insignificant muscle-related signs and symptoms is a clinical conundrum. The authors provide a systematic approach, including repeat testing after a period of rest, defining higher thresholds over which pursuing a diagnosis is worthwhile, and evaluating for a variety of nonneuromuscular causes. They also outline a workup for neuromuscular causes.

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