The constitution gives congress the power to set its own pay and also provide other compensations for its members. Today, senators and representatives receive $136, 672 a year. Each member also receives a number of fringe benefits.
This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Elevated troponin in our database from various sources. 1  Angina. 2  Cardiac amyloidosis.  Cardiac contusion.
Severe injury to skeletal muscle can be significant enough to raise CK-MB levels above normal, but such injury doesnât usually cause a high relative index. If your doctor suspects injury to both heart muscle and skeletal muscle, troponin is a more accurate test for identifying a heart attack.