Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (857 page)

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   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (>40% of cases)
   Polymyositis (70% of cases; average 20 × ULN)
   Thermal and electrical burns (values usually higher than in AMI)
   Rhabdomyolysis (especially with trauma and severe exertion); marked increase may be 1,000 times ULN
   Severe or prolonged exercise as in marathon running (begins 3 hours after start of exercise; peaks after 8–16 hours; usually normal by 48 hours); smaller increases in well-conditioned athletes
   Status epilepticus
   Parturition and frequently the last few weeks of pregnancy
   Malignant hyperthermia
   Hypothermia
   Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis
   McArdle disease
   Drugs and chemicals
   Cocaine

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