Test ID: Q0442
CPT code: 86162
LOINC: 4532-8
Specimen Type: red non-gel
Frequency: Tue, Fri; analytic time 6 days
Instructions: 1.0mL serum red non-gel tube, frozen(0.3mL min) Allow to clot 1 hr RT. Centrifuge and separate plasma from cells w/in 2hrs of collect. Freeze
Text: Low levels of total complement may occur during infection, exacerbation of SLE, exacerbation of hereditary angioedema and glomerulonephritis. Undetectable levels suggest possibility of a complement deficiency.
Methodology: Quantitative IVD Assay