Sample type: Serum
Test name: CK a.k.a. Creatine Kinase, CPK
Condition / Indication: Muscle Breakdown
Special precautions & notes: None.
Reference range: Caucasian Males: 40 - 320 IU/L, Caucasian Females: 25 - 200 IU/L.
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Automated Laboratory
Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours