CREATINASE KINASE-MB (CKMB) / CPK-MB

LABORATORY SECTION:

• Clinical Chemistry

METHODOLOGY:

• Immunoinhibition method

PURPOSE:

• To distinguish between skeletal and heart muscle damage
• It may help to detect and monitor heart attack

PATIENT PREPARATION:

• No patient preparation needed

TYPE OF SPECIMEN:

• 2-3 mL of serum (red top)

REJECTION OF SPECIMEN:

• Hemolyzed specimen
• Improperly labeled specimen
• QNS (quantity not sufficient)

RUNNING DAY:

• Everyday

SPECIMEN STABILITY:

• ROOM TEMPERATURE (20-24°C)

• REFRIGERATED TEMPERATURE (2-8°C)

• 5 days

• 7 days

RELEASING OF RESULTS:

• 1 hour after blood extraction
• 30 minutes if STAT