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what the risks are complement assay, complement proteins, blood test that measures complement activity, concentration of complement components in serum, 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, blood is tested, , no special preparation, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, 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, complement activity, ch50, ch100, terminal complement component, individual complement proteins, measured, complement is involved, in the development of a number of diseases, complement activity is also measured to monitor how severe a disease, treatment is working, patients, active lupus erythematosus, have lower-than-normal levels of c3, c4, levels of these complement components monitored to gauge disease activity, complement activity, throughout the body, in patients, rheumatoid arthritis, complement activity, in the blood normal, higher-than-normal, lower-than-nomral, in the joint fluid, patients, gram negative septicemia, shock often have very low c3, components of what's known, the alternative pathway, c3, also low in fungal infections, parasitic infections malaria , total hemolytic complement level, 41 to 90 hemolytic units, c1 esterase inhibitor level, 16 to 33 mg/dl, 160 to 330 mg/l, c3 levels, males, 88 to 252 mg/dl, 880 to 2520 mg/l, females, 88 to 206 mg/dl, 880 to 2060 mg/l, c4 levels, males, 12 to 72 mg/dl, 120 to 720 mg/l, females, 13 to 75 mg/dl, 130 to 750 mg/l, mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter, reported, mg/l = milligrams per liter, increased complement activity seen in, cancer, ulcerative colitis, decreased complement activity seen in, hereditary angioedema, cirrhosis, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, lupus nephritis, malnutrition, kidney transplant rejection, systemic lupus erythematosus, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, complement, group of proteins involved in immunological, inflammatory responses, 9 major components of complement labeled c1, c9, "complement cascade", reactions that take place, in the blood, cascade, started in several ways, by antigen-antibody complexes, end product, the cascade, the "membrane attack unit", the terminal complement component, attack unit creates holes, in the membranes of attacking bacteria, killing them, ch50, ch100, the activity, the complement system, tests, more specific, the suspected disease, performed, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.