What causes high Packed cell volume and low Plateletcrit?

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

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Plateletcrit 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	41.437
5-10 years	41.879
10-15 years	42.325
15-20 years	42.776
20-25 years	43.232
25-30 years	43.693
30-35 years	44.159
35-40 years	44.63
40-45 years	45.106
45-50 years	45.587
50-55 years	46.073
55-60 years	46.564
60-70 years	47.06
70-80 years	47.562
80-90 years	48.069
90-100 years	48.581
>100 years	49.099

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

Normal range of Plateletcrit : 0.2 - 0.39 %

Ideal values of Plateletcrit depending on age :

Age	Ideal Plateletcrit value
<5 years	0.202
5-10 years	0.204
10-15 years	0.206
15-20 years	0.208
20-25 years	0.21
25-30 years	0.212
30-35 years	0.214
35-40 years	0.216
40-45 years	0.218
45-50 years	0.22
50-55 years	0.222
55-60 years	0.224
60-70 years	0.226
70-80 years	0.228
80-90 years	0.23
90-100 years	0.232
>100 years	0.234

High Packed cell volume and low Plateletcrit can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Plateletcrit blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 0.2 % for Plateletcrit, 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 Plateletcrit Tests Are Done :

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