Miscellaneous

Question 1

Creatine Kinase (CK)
(What is it and what does it do in the body?)

Answer 1

1. Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK)
2. released slowly into bloodstream from muscle tissue
3. found chiefly in muscle tissue

Question 2

What do increased levels of CK occur with?

Answer 2

1. muscle injury
   - inflammation
   - trauma
   - exercise
   - surgery
   - injection

Question 3

Why would you want to do a CK test with a AST test?

Answer 3

1. If both are elevated – normal muscle usage or injury

2. If AST is elevated but CK is not – liver problems not muscle

Question 4

What is cholesterol?

Answer 4

A type of fat formed inside the body from fatty acids

Question 5

What does cholesterol do in the body?

Answer 5

1. Important component of cellular membranes, adrenal and gonadal hormones
2. Found in many tissues including the liver, adrenal gland, gonads, nerves

Question 6

What do high levels of cholesterol indicate?

Answer 6

Abnormally high levels seen in diseases with abnormal cholesterol metabolism

• hyperthyroidism
• hyperadrenocoticism (Cushing’s Disease)
• Diabetes mellitus