The physical therapist begins an examination of a patient who is currently taking statin medications. The patient complains of muscle aches and joint pain. The physical therapist decides to request the latest laboratory values. What two laboratory values would be abnormally high if the patient were having an adverse reaction to the statin medication?

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Monitoring for elevated serum liver enzymes and creatine kinase are significant laboratory indicators of muscle and liver involvement associated with adverse reactions of statin medications.

The Physical Therapist Begins an Examination of a Patient Who