Alias

Epic: 4324; Mayo: PYR

Patient Preparation

Fasting (at least 4 hours)

Collect

1.  Perchloric Acid-Pyruvate Tube must be prechilled prior to collection.
2.  Draw enough blood into syringe to add exactly 1 mL of blood into the prechilled collection tube.
3.  Taking care not to spill any of the preservative, cautiously remove the cap from the tube.
4.  Immediately transfer exactly 1.0 mL whole blood to the prechilled special collection tube, recap and shake vigorously to mix.
 

Container

Location Container
Park Nicollet Special collection tube containing 2.5 mL of 6% perchloric acid. Contact MH Send Outs or your site inventory specialist to obtain tube.
HealthPartners
Clinics
CL Supply Item: Special collection tube containing 2.5 mL of 6% perchloric acid.
Amery, Hudson,
Lakeview,Regions,
Westfields
Order Perchloric Acid - Pyruvate Tube (T012) directly from Mayo Medical Laboratories

Specimen Preparation

Additional Information:

  1. Check expiration date before using. Supplied collection tube expires 12 months after preparation.
  2. If perchloric acid spills, obtain new, prechilled tube.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Refrigerated: 15 days

Ordering Recommendations

Useful for screening for possible disorders of mitochondrial metabolism, when used in conjunction with blood lactate collected at the same time to determine the lactate to pyruvate ratio.

Performed

Mon, Wed

Reported

2-5 days

Unacceptable Conditions

Use of any other collection tube other than one stated.

Performing Lab

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

CPT Codes

84210
Collection

Alias

Epic: 4324; Mayo: PYR

Patient Preparation

Fasting (at least 4 hours)

Collect

1.  Perchloric Acid-Pyruvate Tube must be prechilled prior to collection.
2.  Draw enough blood into syringe to add exactly 1 mL of blood into the prechilled collection tube.
3.  Taking care not to spill any of the preservative, cautiously remove the cap from the tube.
4.  Immediately transfer exactly 1.0 mL whole blood to the prechilled special collection tube, recap and shake vigorously to mix.
 

Container

Location Container
Park Nicollet Special collection tube containing 2.5 mL of 6% perchloric acid. Contact MH Send Outs or your site inventory specialist to obtain tube.
HealthPartners
Clinics
CL Supply Item: Special collection tube containing 2.5 mL of 6% perchloric acid.
Amery, Hudson,
Lakeview,Regions,
Westfields
Order Perchloric Acid - Pyruvate Tube (T012) directly from Mayo Medical Laboratories

Specimen Preparation

Additional Information:

  1. Check expiration date before using. Supplied collection tube expires 12 months after preparation.
  2. If perchloric acid spills, obtain new, prechilled tube.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Refrigerated: 15 days

Ordering Recommendations

Useful for screening for possible disorders of mitochondrial metabolism, when used in conjunction with blood lactate collected at the same time to determine the lactate to pyruvate ratio.

Performed

Mon, Wed

Reported

2-5 days

Unacceptable Conditions

Use of any other collection tube other than one stated.

Performing Lab

Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Administrative

CPT Codes

84210