Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Creatine Kinase

Synonyms

CK, CPK

External Price (excl. GST)

2.63

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST(gold)"T-" labs SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

0.3ml Heparin (light green) or plain(red). Rural Waikato Labs 0.3 ml Plain (red)

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro Rural Waikato Labs Vitros XT7600

Unit of measurement

U/L

Reference interval

Male:      60 - 220 U/L

Female: 30 - 180 U/L

Uncertainty of measurement

Waikato - 5% Rural Waikato Labs - 15%

Additional Information

Values can be raised by exercise, intramuscular injection and bruising. Time of sampling is critical to interpretation of the results.

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL heparin plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

CK

HL7 mapping code

$CK

LOINC Code

2157-6