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CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 83, Issue 1, Pages 37-42Publisher
CLEVELAND CLINIC
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.14120
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- NIAID NIH HHS [T32 AI089443] Funding Source: Medline
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How to manage a patient who has an elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) level but no or insignificant muscle-related signs and symptoms is a clinical conundrum. The authors provide a systematic approach, including repeat testing after a period of rest, defining higher thresholds over which pursuing a diagnosis is worthwhile, and evaluating for a variety of nonneuromuscular causes. They also outline a workup for neuromuscular causes.
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