Test ID: PYR
Pyruvic Acid, Blood
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8657
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
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
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Spectrophotometry (SP)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Pyruvic Acid, B
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
ETC
Lactate to pyruvate ratio (#8665 Lactate, Plasma needs to be drawn at the same time, but has different specimen requirements)
Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Defects
Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Disorders
PC
PDH (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase) Deficiency
PDHC (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex)
Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency
Pyruvate Decarboxylase Deficiency
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (PDH) Deficiency
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDHC)
Pyruvate, Blood
Lactate to pyruvate ratio (#8665 Lactate, Plasma needs to be drawn at the same time, but has different specimen requirements)
Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Defects
Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Disorders
PC
PDH (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase) Deficiency
PDHC (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex)
Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency
Pyruvate Decarboxylase Deficiency
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (PDH) Deficiency
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDHC)
Pyruvate, Blood
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