Test ID: ZG046
Component(s): Z0840 Pyruvic Acid, Blood LOINC: 2905-8
CPT code: 84210
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Specimen Type: Gray(pot ox/sod fluor) and one LCA 8% perchloric acid tube
Frequency: 2 – 4 days
Instructions: Whole Blood from Gray(pot ox/sod fluor), Refrigerate, Draw into chilled tube. See special instructions for specimen prep. Min 0.2 mL.
Text: Increased pyruvic acid levels have been associated with diabetes mellitus, vitamin deficiencies, uremia, congestive heart failure, liver diseases, muscular dystrophy, thiamine deficiency, and neoplastic conditions. Pyruvic acid is useful in assessing oxygen deprivation and provides an index of the severity of circulatory failure.
Methodology: Pyruvate – lactate; spectrophotometry