What causes high Ferritin and low Bilirubin direct?

High Ferritin and low Bilirubin direct can be caused by many reasons.

If your Ferritin is in between 22 ng/mL and 322 ng/mL and your Bilirubin direct is in between 0.1 mg/dL and 0.2 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Ferritin and Bilirubin direct respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Some examples of conditions that can increase or decrease Ferritin levels include:

• Iron overload or iron poisoning
• Adult Still's disease
• Liver disease
• Iron deficiency anemia
• Hemachromatosis

Ferritin treatment - Click to read 10 GOLDEN ARTICLES on Ferritin treatment

Normal range of Ferritin : 22 - 322 ng/mL

Ideal values of Ferritin depending on age :

Age	Ideal Ferritin value
<5 years	22.378
5-10 years	22.763
10-15 years	23.155
15-20 years	23.553
20-25 years	23.958
25-30 years	24.37
30-35 years	24.789
35-40 years	25.215
40-45 years	25.649
45-50 years	26.09
50-55 years	26.539
55-60 years	26.995
60-70 years	27.459
70-80 years	27.931
80-90 years	28.411
90-100 years	28.9
>100 years	29.397

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

Normal range of Bilirubin direct : 0.1 - 0.2 mg/dL

Ideal values of Bilirubin direct depending on age :

Age	Ideal Bilirubin direct value
<5 years	0.11189
5-10 years	0.11381
10-15 years	0.11577
15-20 years	0.11776
20-25 years	0.11979
25-30 years	0.12185
30-35 years	0.12395
35-40 years	0.12608
40-45 years	0.12825
45-50 years	0.13046
50-55 years	0.1327
55-60 years	0.13498
60-70 years	0.1373
70-80 years	0.13966
80-90 years	0.14206
90-100 years	0.1445
>100 years	0.14699

High Ferritin and low Bilirubin direct can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Ferritin and Bilirubin direct blood tests and the results are higher than 322 ng/mL for Ferritin and lower than 0.1 mg/dL for Bilirubin direct, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

This page has got the maximum number of views from the below mentioned cities (traffic in last 30 days):

Lapanouse-de-Cernon

Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kampel, Indore

Kumbi

Jukkal

Israeli Military Governorate

La Pacaudière

Koppa, India

Lauco

Hunagunda

Jogindernagar

Lao Issara

Konduru, G. Konduru mandal

Khandip

Les Vallées-de-la-Vanne

Kazi Township, Lhünzhub County

Kopharad

Kunnamangalam

Kant Alsisar

Kfar Gidon

Jayal

Kehunia

Gère-Bélesten

Golbey

Leizhou

Haji Ali Dargah

Le Mesnil-Rogues

Kentucky in the American Civil War

Guhagar

Kurnool

Howly

Jhinjhana

La Chapelle-Neuve, Morbihan

Grumolo delle Abbadesse

Laurabuc

Jakkanaikanakoppa

Le Quiou

Itami, Hyōgo

Godenvillers

Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kuroshio, Kōchi

Lapio

Kudari Salawadgi

Hongqiao Subdistrict, Xuanwei

Katni copper-plate of Jayanātha

Healy River Airport

Jairajpur

Gangtok

Lésigny, Seine-et-Marne

Kilbourne Township, Mason County, Illinois

How the Ferritin and Bilirubin direct Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Ferritin and Bilirubin direct tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Ferritin and Bilirubin direct blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Ferritin and Bilirubin direct Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• Cleveland Clinic – Ferritin Test: Levels & Test Results
• Mayo Clinic – Ferritin test
• MedlinePlus – Ferritin Blood Test