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Where can you find creatinine kinase ?
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MM - Striated buscle
MB - Cardiac muscle BB - Brain |
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List the causes of increased CK.
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MI
Skeletal muscle: 1. Trauma 2. IM injections 3. Rhabdomyolysis |
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Discuss the time frame for testing inceased CK.
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Initial elevations is 3-6 hours.
Mean peak time is 12-24 hours. Time to return to baseline is 3-4 days. |
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True or false: Using myoglobin to test for cardiac disease is relatively specific.
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False.
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Discuss the time frame for testing increased myoglobin.
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Initial elevation is 1 hour.
Mean peak time is 4 hours. Time to return to baseline is 12 hours. |
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List the different isoforms of troponin.
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TnI - Striated muscle
TnC - Striated muscle TnT - Cardiac specific |
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Which cardiac markers indicative of a MI would you use in the following time frame:
< 4 hours 4-24 hours > 24 hours |
< 4 hours - Myoglobin
4-24 hours - CK + TnT + TnI > 24 hours - TnI |
