What causes high Packed cell volume and low Phosphorus?

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

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Phosphorus is in between 2.5 mg/dL and 4.5 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Phosphorus 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	41.43
5-10 years	41.864
10-15 years	42.303
15-20 years	42.746
20-25 years	43.194
25-30 years	43.647
30-35 years	44.104
35-40 years	44.566
40-45 years	45.033
45-50 years	45.505
50-55 years	45.982
55-60 years	46.464
60-70 years	46.951
70-80 years	47.443
80-90 years	47.94
90-100 years	48.442
>100 years	48.95

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

Normal range of Phosphorus : 2.5 - 4.5 mg/dL

Ideal values of Phosphorus depending on age :

Age	Ideal Phosphorus value
<5 years	2.526
5-10 years	2.552
10-15 years	2.579
15-20 years	2.606
20-25 years	2.633
25-30 years	2.661
30-35 years	2.689
35-40 years	2.717
40-45 years	2.745
45-50 years	2.774
50-55 years	2.803
55-60 years	2.832
60-70 years	2.862
70-80 years	2.892
80-90 years	2.922
90-100 years	2.953
>100 years	2.984

High Packed cell volume and low Phosphorus can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Phosphorus blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 2.5 mg/dL for Phosphorus, 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 Phosphorus Tests Are Done :

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