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Test Code LAB90433 Creatine Kinase (CK), Total, Plasma or Serum

Reporting Title

CPK

Methodology

Roche Diagnostics: RMH, BH, DH, DHC, DMH, GCMH, GMC, GMH, MGH, MH, OBH, PMH, WECC, HMH, SH

 

Performing Laboratory

OhioHealth Laboratory Services - RMH, BH, DH, DMH, GCMH, GMC, GMH, HMH, MGH, MH, OBH, PMC, SH, WECC Core Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Collection Instructions:

1. Serum and Plasma gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.

2. Red-top tubes should be centrifuged and aliquoted within 2 hours of collection.

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Preferred:

Serum

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.  Avoid hemolysis. 

Note:

1. A speckled-top serum gel tube (s) or a plain, red-top tube(s) is also acceptable.

2. Indicate serum on request form.

3. Label specimen appropriately (serum).

 

Alternate: 

Plasma

Draw blood in a mint green-top (heparin) gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of heparinized plasma refrigerated. Avoid hemolysis. 

Note:

1. Indicate plasma on request form.

2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum or plasma Refrigerated 7 days
  Ambient  2 days
  Frozen  4 weeks

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate: OK

Ambient: OK

Frozen: OK

Reference Values

0-7 weeks: 120-675 U/L

Males:  60-225 U/L

Females:  40-170 U/L

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday; Continuously

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82550