Investigating raised creatine kinase
4 Citations•2021•
Eun Ji Kim, A. Wierzbicki
BMJ
Measure creatine kinase if a patient on statin therapy develops muscle pain and warrant investigation for underlying secondary causes including endocrine, autoimmune, and genetic disorders.
Abstract
• What you need to know • Most elevations in creatine kinase are physiological or secondary to exercise and do not require further investigation unless likely to be secondary to newly prescribed drug therapies • Persistent symptomatic changes in creatine kinase warrant investigation for underlying secondary causes including endocrine, autoimmune, and genetic disorders • Measure creatine kinase if a patient on statin therapy develops muscle pain