TY - JOUR T1 - Approach to asymptomatic creatine kinase elevation JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 37 LP - 42 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.14120 VL - 83 IS - 1 AU - Siamak Moghadam-Kia AU - Chester V. Oddis AU - Rohit Aggarwal Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/1/37.abstract N2 - How to manage a patient who has an elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) level but no or insignificant muscle-related signs and symptoms is a clinical conundrum. The authors provide a systematic approach, including repeat testing after a period of rest, defining higher thresholds over which pursuing a diagnosis is worthwhile, and evaluating for a variety of nonneuromuscular causes. They also outline a workup for neuromuscular causes. ER -