New critical value for Creatine Kinase (CK), Total starts Jan. 15
14 Jan 2024
Values >10,000 U/L now require phone call
By: Amanda Jacobson, senior laboratory specialist, chemistry, and Andrew Judd, MD, laboratory medical director
Salem Health Laboratories adopts a new critical value for Creatine Kinase (CK), Total. Starting Monday, Jan. 15, the new critical value will be >10,000 U/L. This is the value at which the lab will notify the provider with a direct phone call.
Test codes
- LAB8045 Creatine Kinase (CK), Total
- LAB8046 Creatine Kinase (CK), Isoenzymes
Summary of changes
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Previous critical value
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None
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New critical value
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>10,000 U/L
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Criteria for a phone call:
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- Initial critical result of >10,000 U/L
- 30+ hours have passed since the last critical result
- CK, Total associated with a new admission
- CK, Total result returned to ≤10,000 U/L, then increased to >10,000 U/L
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What will this change mean for providers?
A phone call regarding a CK, Total result
>10,000 U/L will help providers evaluate the need for treatment sooner.
Questions?
Call Amanda Jacobson, senior laboratory specialist, chemistry, at 503-561-5113 or Andrew Judd, MD, laboratory medical director, at 503-81
4-1632.