I agree that urine myoglobin is probably not helpful beyond serum CK. There
was an article in Clinical Chemistry about 10 years ago arguing strongly for
this (I can't find the reference right now), and one more recently in the
ACB:
Ann Clin Biochem 2000, 37: 581-7
Peter Bunting
Clinical Biochemist
Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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From: Gerald. Maguire [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 10:33 AM
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Subject: Re: Heavy myoglobinuria and urine colour
What does the measurement of urine myoglobin tell you that the measurement
of serum CK does not?
After consultation with the critical care teams (ITU and neuro), we stopped
measuring urine myoglobin about 18 months ago and nobody misses it.
Gerald A Maguire
Dept of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Immunology
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge
CB2 2QR
UK
Tel 44 (0) 1223 217159
fax 44 (0) 1223 217794
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