What causes high Plateletcrit and low Calcium?

High Plateletcrit and low Calcium can be caused by many reasons.

If your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % and your Calcium is in between 8.5 mg/dL and 10.1 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Plateletcrit and Calcium 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	0.212
5-10 years	0.225
10-15 years	0.239
15-20 years	0.254
20-25 years	0.27
25-30 years	0.287
30-35 years	0.305
35-40 years	0.324
40-45 years	0.344
45-50 years	0.365
50-55 years	0.388
55-60 years	0.386
60-70 years	0.385
70-80 years	0.384
80-90 years	0.383
90-100 years	0.382
>100 years	0.381

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

Normal range of Calcium : 8.5 - 10.1 mg/dL

Ideal values of Calcium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Calcium value
<5 years	9.027
5-10 years	9.587
10-15 years	9.55
15-20 years	9.513
20-25 years	9.477
25-30 years	10.065
30-35 years	10.026
35-40 years	9.988
40-45 years	9.949
45-50 years	9.911
50-55 years	9.872
55-60 years	9.834
60-70 years	9.796
70-80 years	9.758
80-90 years	9.72
90-100 years	9.683
>100 years	9.645

High Plateletcrit and low Calcium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Plateletcrit and Calcium blood tests and the results are higher than 0.39 % for Plateletcrit and lower than 8.5 mg/dL for Calcium, 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.

This page has got the maximum number of views from the below mentioned cities (traffic in last 30 days):

How the Plateletcrit and Calcium Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Plateletcrit and Calcium tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Plateletcrit and Calcium 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 Calcium 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