What causes high Plateletcrit and low Bilirubin direct?

High Plateletcrit and low Bilirubin direct can be caused by many reasons.

If your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % and your Bilirubin direct is in between 0.1 mg/dL and 0.2 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Plateletcrit and Bilirubin direct respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Plateletcrit : 0.2 - 0.39 %

Ideal values of Plateletcrit depending on age :

Age	Ideal Plateletcrit value
<5 years	0.21
5-10 years	0.221
10-15 years	0.232
15-20 years	0.244
20-25 years	0.256
25-30 years	0.269
30-35 years	0.282
35-40 years	0.296
40-45 years	0.311
45-50 years	0.327
50-55 years	0.343
55-60 years	0.36
60-70 years	0.378
70-80 years	0.377
80-90 years	0.376
90-100 years	0.375
>100 years	0.374

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

Normal range of Bilirubin direct : 0.1 - 0.2 mg/dL

Ideal values of Bilirubin direct depending on age :

Age	Ideal Bilirubin direct value
<5 years	0.1155
5-10 years	0.12128
10-15 years	0.12734
15-20 years	0.13371
20-25 years	0.1404
25-30 years	0.14742
30-35 years	0.15479
35-40 years	0.16253
40-45 years	0.17066
45-50 years	0.17919
50-55 years	0.18815
55-60 years	0.19756
60-70 years	0.19707
70-80 years	0.19657
80-90 years	0.19608
90-100 years	0.19559
>100 years	0.1951

High Plateletcrit and low Bilirubin direct can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Plateletcrit and Bilirubin direct blood tests and the results are higher than 0.39 % for Plateletcrit and lower than 0.1 mg/dL for Bilirubin direct, 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 Plateletcrit and Bilirubin direct Tests Are Done :

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

Medical References

• NIH – The use of platelet indices, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume
• NIH – Plateletcrit is superior to platelet count for assessing