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what the risks are --> amino acids, amino acids, plasma, plasma amino acids, screening test performed on infants that detects problems, amino acid metabolism area, the heel, cleansed, antiseptic, skin is 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, chromatography is then, analyze the amino acids in child's blood, infant should not be fed for 4 hours, test results altered, invalidated, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, needle insertion, make infant cry briefly, amino acids, the building blocks, proteins, accumulation of amino acids, due to abnormalities, in the normal mechanisms, metabolism, elimination, increased levels show up in plasma, liquid portion of blood, urine, test to identify, measure quantities is performed early enough on an infant, an inherited defect in amino acid metabolism, administered, prevent the severe mental retardation, result, alanine, children, 200 to 450, adults, 230 to 510, alpha-aminoadipic acid, children, not measured, adults, not measured, alpha-amino-n-butyric acid, children, 8 to 37, adults, 15 to 41, arginine, children, 44 to 120, adults, 13 to 64, asparagine, children, 15 to 40, adults, 45 to 130, aspartic acid, children, 0 to 26, adults, 0 to 6, beta-alanine, children, 0 to 49, adults, 0 to 29, beta-amino-isobutyric acid, children, not measured, adults, not measured, carnosine, children, not measured, adults, not measured, citrulline, children, 16 to 32, adults, 16 to 55, cystine, children, 19 to 47, adults, 30 to 65, glutamic acid, children, 32 to 140, adults, 18 to 98, glutamine, children, 420 to 730, adults, 390 to 650, glycine, children, 110 to 240, adults, 170 to 330, histidine, children, 68 to 120, adults, 26 to 120, hydroxyproline, children, 0 to 5, adults, not measured, isoleucine, children, 37 to 140, adults, 42 to 100, leucine, children, 70 to 170, adults, 66 to 170, lysine, children, 120 to 290, adults, 150 to 220, methionine, children, 13 to 30, adults, 16 to 30, 1-methylhistidine, children, not measured, adults, not measured, 3-methylhistidine, children, 0 to 52, adults, 0 to 64, ornithine, children, 44 to 90, adults, 27 to 80, phenylalanine, children, 26 to 86, adults, 41 to 68, phosphoserine, children, 0 to 12, adults, 0 to 12, phosphoethanolamine, children, 0 to 12, adults, 0 to 55, proline, children, 130 to 290, adults, 110 to 360, serine, children, 93 to 150, adults, 56 to 140, taurine, children, 11 to 120, adults, 45 to 130, threonine, children, 67 to 150, adults, 92 to 240, tyrosine, children, 26 to 110, adults, 45 to 74, valine, children, 160 to 350, adults, 150 to 310, all measurements in micro mole per liter, micro mol/l, normal range of values, vary between different laboratories, laboratory performing the test should therefore be consulted in interpretation, the test result, an elevated level of a particular amino acid is highly suggestive of an inherited defect in metabolism of that amino acid, an individual amino acid, following the effectiveness of a particular treatment, total amino acid level is elevated, several diseases, conditions the cause, chronic renal failure, acute renal failure, eclampsia, fructose intolerance, reye's syndrome, ketoacidosis, from diabetes, total amino level is decreased, following conditions responsible, fever, malnutrition, rheumatoid arthritis, hartnup disease, huntington's chorea, phlebotomus fever, nephrotic syndrome, adrenal cortical hyperfunction, risks associated, having blood drawn, slight, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken.