A patient is having a blood sample for MB-CPK. The nurse realizes that this test is used to aid in the diagnosis of
a. liver disease c. myocardial infarction
b. diabetes d. rheumatoid arthritis
C
Creatine phosphokinase or CPK is an enzyme used to assess the degree of normal tissue catabolism. Elevated values reflect damage in tissues. An MB-CPK is used exclusively to assess the degree of damage within the myocardium and indicates a myocardial infarction.
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