title: Clinical implications of serum creatine kinase levels in acute asthma.
abstract: An elevated serum creatine kinase (CK) level is common in patients being treated for acute asthma, but such an elevation should not lead to further investigation unless otherwise clinically warranted. Moreover, serum CK levels need not be routinely measured in young patients with an uncomplicated exacerbation of asthma.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000628:therapy; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase