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What The Causes Of Having Cpk Test Result Of 1800?

what the causes of cpk test result of 1800. I had generalized sore muscles, took a cpk test, result came out as 486, I stopped taking lipid lowering drug fenofibrate for a week, repeated cpk test, now it went up to 1800, though the muscle pain reduced to about half
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Hello,
CPK is an enzyme found mainly in muscles. Damage to the muscles causes this enzyme level to rise. Fenofibrate is a possible cause of your problem particularly if you were also using a statin. Other possible causes of muscle damage include muscle injuries, intramuscular injections, strenuous exercise, very low potassium levels, other drugs, inflammatory myopathies, heat stroke etc.
Since this condition could hurt your kidneys, I suggest you drink enough fluids - if you doctor has not forbidden you to do so for other medical issues - and check both the cpk and kidney function with creatinine and urea measurements.
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What The Causes Of Having Cpk Test Result Of 1800?

Hello, CPK is an enzyme found mainly in muscles. Damage to the muscles causes this enzyme level to rise. Fenofibrate is a possible cause of your problem particularly if you were also using a statin. Other possible causes of muscle damage include muscle injuries, intramuscular injections, strenuous exercise, very low potassium levels, other drugs, inflammatory myopathies, heat stroke etc. Since this condition could hurt your kidneys, I suggest you drink enough fluids - if you doctor has not forbidden you to do so for other medical issues - and check both the cpk and kidney function with creatinine and urea measurements.