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Is Elevated Level Of CPK In Blood Test A Cause For Concern?

hey i just got a blood test and everything was normal! except the CPK lvl is 254 is that alarming? i do work out i swim and play tennis! i do get so tired at the end of each day! i stress from time to time!i don t have any illness or muscle or heart problems what do u think is the reason?? thank you
Tue, 26 Jul 2016
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Hello dear
Understand your concern
CPK is creatine phospho kinase enzyme (energy metabolism enzyme) mainly present in the skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, myocardium, photoreceptor cell of retina, inner ear etc.
Normal CPK range is 22-170 Iu/L. So you have raise CPK.
In you case I think it is due to muscle strain due to swimming (increase muscle strain in upper arm and lower arm muscle) and stress as you have not chest pain (so no myocardial infraction).
Take following advice by consulting the MD physician
Rest for few days and drink lots of fluid (10-12 glass per day), give rest to clf and upper arm muscle, drink cocconut water, do exercise that strengthen your muscle, tablet vitamin E plus carnitine.
After above advice repeat the CPK test after one month. If still it will come high then you should rule out the other causes like:
Hypothyroidism, excess steroid/ cushings syndrome, myopathies, motor neuron disease, idiopathic, Macro CK in healthy individual, idiopathic case without any disease.

So take above advice and consult the the doctor for proper follow up to rule out other causes.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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Is Elevated Level Of CPK In Blood Test A Cause For Concern?

Hello dear Understand your concern CPK is creatine phospho kinase enzyme (energy metabolism enzyme) mainly present in the skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, myocardium, photoreceptor cell of retina, inner ear etc. Normal CPK range is 22-170 Iu/L. So you have raise CPK. In you case I think it is due to muscle strain due to swimming (increase muscle strain in upper arm and lower arm muscle) and stress as you have not chest pain (so no myocardial infraction). Take following advice by consulting the MD physician Rest for few days and drink lots of fluid (10-12 glass per day), give rest to clf and upper arm muscle, drink cocconut water, do exercise that strengthen your muscle, tablet vitamin E plus carnitine. After above advice repeat the CPK test after one month. If still it will come high then you should rule out the other causes like: Hypothyroidism, excess steroid/ cushings syndrome, myopathies, motor neuron disease, idiopathic, Macro CK in healthy individual, idiopathic case without any disease. So take above advice and consult the the doctor for proper follow up to rule out other causes. Hope this may help you Best regards Dr. Sagar