CPK (Creatin Phosphokinase)
Sample: Serum 0.5 mL
Status: Accredited
Schedule: Daily
Units: U/L
Range: Up to 200
Remarks: Total CK is increased in acute Myocardial infection and in muscular injuries.Elevation of CPK after cardiac infarction strats after 4 - 8 hrs and reaches the peak after 10 - 24 hrs. There are three isoenzymes CK-BB, CK-MM and CK-MB. CK-MB is the cardiac fraction whereas CK-MM is the muscular fraction.
