CK, Total+Isoenzymes, Serum

Test ID: ZH358

CPT code: 82552, 82550
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Red or SST
Frequency: 3 – 6 days
Instructions: 2 separate 1.0mL Serum from Red or SST, Freeze; refrigerated stable <48hrs. Minimum 0.7 and 0.8mL aliquots
Text: Diagnose myocardial infarction. Three fractions (isoenzymes)normally may be found: MM is found in normal serum. MB is the myocardial fraction associated with MI & occurs in certain other states. MB is used in estimation of infarct size. MB increases have been reported with entities that cause damage to the myocardium, such as myocarditis.
Methodology: Total: kinetic; isoenzymes: agarose gel electrophoresis with densitometry

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