Blood work

[jeff1971]

I just had some blood work done and my Creatine Kinase Total is 942 U/L. They said it should be between 0-200. This is known as having high CPK. My doctor is referring me to a rheumatologist. What do these numbers mean?

 

[justinjones1963]

Higher than normal total CPK levels may be seen with conditions such as the following:

* Heart attack
* Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle)
* Central nervous system trauma or stroke
* Convulsions
* Delirium tremens
* Dermatomyositis or polymyositis
* Electric shock
* Muscular dystrophies
* Pulmonary infarction (lung tissue death)

Additional conditions may give positive test results:

* Hypothyroidism
* Pericarditis following a heart attack
* Rhabdomyolysis


http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003503.htm

I'm sure the level will go down after being off gear for a while. Good luck bro!