What causes high Packed cell volume and low Eosinophils?

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

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Eosinophils is in between 1 % and 6 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Eosinophils 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	41.415
5-10 years	41.834
10-15 years	42.257
15-20 years	42.685
20-25 years	43.117
25-30 years	43.553
30-35 years	43.994
35-40 years	44.439
40-45 years	44.889
45-50 years	45.343
50-55 years	45.802
55-60 years	46.266
60-70 years	46.734
70-80 years	47.207
80-90 years	47.685
90-100 years	48.168
>100 years	48.655

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

Normal range of Eosinophils : 1 - 6 %

Ideal values of Eosinophils depending on age :

Age	Ideal Eosinophils value
<5 years	1.01
5-10 years	1.02
10-15 years	1.03
15-20 years	1.04
20-25 years	1.051
25-30 years	1.062
30-35 years	1.073
35-40 years	1.084
40-45 years	1.095
45-50 years	1.106
50-55 years	1.117
55-60 years	1.128
60-70 years	1.139
70-80 years	1.151
80-90 years	1.163
90-100 years	1.175
>100 years	1.187

High Packed cell volume and low Eosinophils can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Eosinophils blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 1 % for Eosinophils, 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 Eosinophils Tests Are Done :

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