| Test Name: |
CREATINE KINASE ISOENZYMES with TOTAL CK |
| Test Code: |
2196491 |
| Alias: |
CK Isoenzymes
CPK
LAB64
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| CPT Code(s): |
82550
82552
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| Test Includes: |
CK-BB, CK-MB, CK-MM and Creatine Kinase (CK), Total |
| Preferred Specimen: |
2.0 mL serum |
| Container: |
SST (gold) |
| Minimum Volume: |
1.0 mL serum |
| Collection Instructions: |
Allow specimen to completely clot (this can take up to 60 minutes). Centrifuge for 15 minutes as soon as the specimen is clotted. Transfer the serum into a properly labeled plastic transfer tube and freeze immediately. Specify specimen type (serum) on transfer tube. |
| Transport Temperature: |
Frozen |
| Stability: |
Room temperature: unacceptable
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: 14 days |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Hemolysis
Received thawed |
| Schedule: |
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available 2-4 days |
| Method: |
Electrophoresis
Enzymatic |
| Performing Lab: |
Quest Diagnostics, Wood Dale; #4451 |
| Use: |
Updated 2/25/22 |
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