A CK test checks the level of creatine kinase enzyme in your blood. High creatine kinase levels can mean muscle damage or disease. Healthcare providers may test CK to find out if you have thyroid ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Since September, my son has been in the hospital for a high CK level. Initially, the CK level was 4,000, and as of yesterday, it’s increased to 8,000. Since his result is so high, his ...

The gold standard for diagnosing myocardial infarction has been the World Health Organization definition, which requires any 2 of 3 criteria: ischemic symptoms, electrocardiographic changes, and ...

What rise in creatine kinase (CK) is considered significant in patients on statin therapy? Does the presence or absence of myalgia symptoms affect significance? At what CK level should therapy be ...

From time to time, a patient taking a statin is found to have an elevated creatine kinase (CK) that does not normalize when the statin is withdrawn and does not seem to be associated with symptoms.