What causes high Packed cell volume and low Triglycerides?

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

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Triglycerides is in between 40 mg/dL and 150 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Triglycerides 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	41.424
5-10 years	41.852
10-15 years	42.285
15-20 years	42.722
20-25 years	43.164
25-30 years	43.61
30-35 years	44.061
35-40 years	44.517
40-45 years	44.977
45-50 years	45.442
50-55 years	45.912
55-60 years	46.387
60-70 years	46.867
70-80 years	47.352
80-90 years	47.842
90-100 years	48.337
>100 years	48.837

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

Normal range of Triglycerides : 40 - 150 mg/dL

Ideal values of Triglycerides depending on age :

Age	Ideal Triglycerides value
<5 years	50.517
5-10 years	51.039
10-15 years	51.567
15-20 years	52.1
20-25 years	52.639
25-30 years	53.183
30-35 years	53.733
35-40 years	54.289
40-45 years	54.85
45-50 years	55.417
50-55 years	55.99
55-60 years	56.569
60-70 years	57.154
70-80 years	57.745
80-90 years	58.342
90-100 years	58.945
>100 years	59.554

High Packed cell volume and low Triglycerides can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Triglycerides blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 40 mg/dL for Triglycerides, 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 Triglycerides Tests Are Done :

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