What causes high Packed cell volume and low Calcium?

High Packed cell volume and low Calcium can be caused by many reasons.

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Calcium is in between 8.5 mg/dL and 10.1 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Calcium 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 Packed cell volume levels include:

• Damage to the bone marrow
• Kidney failure
• Chronic inflammatory diseases
• Excessive destruction of red blood cells
• Congenital heart disease

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Normal range of Packed cell volume : 41 - 49.5 %

Ideal values of Packed cell volume depending on age :

Age	Ideal Packed cell volume value
<5 years	41.423
5-10 years	41.85
10-15 years	42.282
15-20 years	42.718
20-25 years	43.159
25-30 years	43.604
30-35 years	44.054
35-40 years	44.509
40-45 years	44.968
45-50 years	45.432
50-55 years	45.901
55-60 years	46.375
60-70 years	46.854
70-80 years	47.338
80-90 years	47.827
90-100 years	48.321
>100 years	48.82

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

Normal range of Calcium : 8.5 - 10.1 mg/dL

Ideal values of Calcium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Calcium value
<5 years	8.588
5-10 years	8.677
10-15 years	8.767
15-20 years	8.857
20-25 years	8.948
25-30 years	9.04
30-35 years	9.133
35-40 years	9.227
40-45 years	9.322
45-50 years	9.418
50-55 years	9.515
55-60 years	9.613
60-70 years	9.712
70-80 years	9.812
80-90 years	9.913
90-100 years	10.015
>100 years	10.014

High Packed cell volume and low Calcium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Calcium blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 8.5 mg/dL for Calcium, 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.

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How the Packed cell volume and Calcium Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Packed cell volume and Calcium tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Packed cell volume and Calcium 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 Packed cell volume and Calcium Test reports by your pathologist.