Test Code CKMB Creatine Kinase MB Isoenzyme (CKMB)

Infectious

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

CKMB

Preferred Specimen:

1mL Lithium Heparin plasma

Acceptable Specimen:

1mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube

Minimum Volume:

0.5mL plasma or serum (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Frozen

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient: <8 hours

Refrigerated: <2 hours

Frozen: >2 months

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

Willis Knighton Medical Center

2600 Greenwood Road

Shreveport, LA 71103