Is elevation of creatine kinase in acute severe asthma of cardiac origin?
Patients admitted to an ICU for ASBA may present with an elevation of plasma CK, CK-MB and myoglobin not related to any heart injury. CK and CK-MB are not good markers of myocardial injury in ASBA patients due to the multitude of potential confounders. Therefore, troponin should be measured instead.
In this study, transfer of work from public organisation to commercial enterprise did not increase the risk of long-term sickness absence among employees.