What causes high Packed cell volume and low Uric acid?

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

If your Packed cell volume is in between 41 % and 49.5 % and your Uric acid is in between 3.5 mg/dL and 7.2 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Packed cell volume and Uric acid 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	41.428
5-10 years	41.861
10-15 years	42.298
15-20 years	42.74
20-25 years	43.186
25-30 years	43.637
30-35 years	44.093
35-40 years	44.553
40-45 years	45.018
45-50 years	45.488
50-55 years	45.963
55-60 years	46.443
60-70 years	46.928
70-80 years	47.418
80-90 years	47.913
90-100 years	48.413
>100 years	48.918

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

Normal range of Uric acid : 3.5 - 7.2 mg/dL

Ideal values of Uric acid depending on age :

Age	Ideal Uric acid value
<5 years	3.537
5-10 years	3.574
10-15 years	3.611
15-20 years	3.649
20-25 years	3.687
25-30 years	3.725
30-35 years	3.764
35-40 years	3.803
40-45 years	3.843
45-50 years	3.883
50-55 years	3.924
55-60 years	3.965
60-70 years	4.006
70-80 years	4.048
80-90 years	4.09
90-100 years	4.133
>100 years	4.176

High Packed cell volume and low Uric acid can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Packed cell volume and Uric acid blood tests and the results are higher than 49.5 % for Packed cell volume and lower than 3.5 mg/dL for Uric acid, 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 Uric acid Tests Are Done :

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