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Test Code PYRU Pyruvic Acid (Pyruvate)

Additional Codes

Epic EAP: LAB744

Epic Description: PYRUVIC ACID

Synonym

Pyruvic Acid

Collection Limitations

 Collect Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. till 3 P.M. only. Do not collect on weekends. This test is ONLY collected at the Jefferson Hwy Campus due to special handling requirements. Call Sendout lab at ext. 62185 prior to blood collection. Specimen must be processed immediately after collection.

This test can also be collected at the Ochsner LSU campus in Shreveport. They got approval from ARUP to collect on ice as they do not have pre-chilled tubes on-site.

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Required

 

 

  Collection Container Preferred Volume Minimum Volume
Preferred

Dark Green, Sodium Heparin – No Gel

 6.0 mL 3.0 mL
Alternate Dark Green, Lithium Heparin – No Gel 6.0 mL 3.0 mL

 

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: 4 weeks for the prepared supernatant

Instructions for Collection and Transport

Can only be collected at Jeff Hwy Campus. Test should be ordered STAT. Call Sendout lab at ext. 62185 prior to blood collection. Specimen must be processed immediately after collection.

Aliquot Requirements

PREPARED SUPERNATANT

Optimum 2.0 mL

Minimum 1.0 mL

Performing Lab

Sendout Lab

Reference Lab: ARUP Laboratories, Referral code: 80310

http://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0080310

 

Assay Frequency

Sunday – Saturday

Routine Turnaround Time

2 days, excluding weekends and holidays.

CSR Storage Requirements

Deliver blood to Sendout Lab IMMEDIATELY for processing. Sendout Lab: add 1 ml whole blood to a chilled ARUP Pyruvate collection tube containing 2 ml 8% (W/V) perchloric acid. Mix well for 30 seconds and place in an ice bath for 10 minutes. Centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1500 x g. Decant supernatatant to a plastic vial and freeze.

CPT Code Information

84210

Patient Preparation

Patient should be fasting and at complete rest. Patient should avoid any exercise of the arm or hand before or during collection.