What causes high Packed cell volume and low CRP?

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

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your CRP is in between 0.1 mg/L and 3 mg/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and CRP 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	41.432
5-10 years	41.868
10-15 years	42.309
15-20 years	42.755
20-25 years	43.205
25-30 years	43.66
30-35 years	44.12
35-40 years	44.585
40-45 years	45.054
45-50 years	45.528
50-55 years	46.007
55-60 years	46.491
60-70 years	46.981
70-80 years	47.476
80-90 years	47.976
90-100 years	48.481
>100 years	48.992

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

Normal range of CRP : 0.1 - 3 mg/L

Ideal values of CRP depending on age :

Age	Ideal CRP value
<5 years	0.11116
5-10 years	0.11233
10-15 years	0.11351
15-20 years	0.11471
20-25 years	0.11592
25-30 years	0.11714
30-35 years	0.11837
35-40 years	0.11962
40-45 years	0.12088
45-50 years	0.12215
50-55 years	0.12344
55-60 years	0.12474
60-70 years	0.12605
70-80 years	0.12738
80-90 years	0.12872
90-100 years	0.13008
>100 years	0.13145

High Packed cell volume and low CRP can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and CRP blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 0.1 mg/L for CRP, 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 CRP Tests Are Done :

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