Myoglobin - serum

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Serum myoglobin

The normal range is 0 to 85 ng/ml (sometimes a normal result is reported as "negative").

Ng/ml = nanograms per milliliter

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories.

Greater-than-normal levels (a "positive" result) may indicate:

• Skeletal muscle ischemia (blood deficiency)
• Skeletal muscle trauma
• Skeletal muscle inflammation (myositis)
• Heart attack
• Muscular dystrophy
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Malignant hyperthermia (very rare)

Review Date: 01/22/2007
Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.