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what the risks are aspartate aminotransferase, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, sgot, blood test to measure the amount, the enzyme ast, blood is drawn, a vein on the inside, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, an infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, ast, rise, pregnancy, after exercise, infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, ast is in high concentration in heart muscle, liver cells, skeletal muscle cells, to a lesser degree, in other tissues, elevated serum ast is not specific, liver disease, used primarily to diagnose, monitor the course of liver disease, in combination, enzymes alt, alp, bilirubin, normal range is 10 to 34 iu/l, iu/l = international units per liter, diseases that affect liver cells cause the release of ast, ast/alt ratio, elevated, greater than 2 in patients, alcoholic hepatitis, an increase in ast levels, acute hemolytic anemia, acute pancreatitis, acute renal failure, hepatic, liver, cirrhosis, hepatic, liver, necrosis, tissue death, hepatitis, infection mononucleosis, liver cancer, multiple trauma, myocardial infarction, heart attack, primary muscle disease, progressive muscular dystrophy, recent cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, recent convulsion, recent surgery, severe deep burn, skeletal muscle trauma, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk anytime the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.