What causes high Plateletcrit and low RBC?

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

If your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % and your RBC is in between 4.5 mil/uL and 5.5 mil/uL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Plateletcrit and RBC 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	0.206
5-10 years	0.212
10-15 years	0.219
15-20 years	0.226
20-25 years	0.233
25-30 years	0.24
30-35 years	0.247
35-40 years	0.255
40-45 years	0.263
45-50 years	0.271
50-55 years	0.279
55-60 years	0.288
60-70 years	0.297
70-80 years	0.306
80-90 years	0.315
90-100 years	0.325
>100 years	0.335

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

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Normal range of RBC : 4.5 - 5.5 mil/uL

Ideal values of RBC depending on age :

Age	Ideal RBC value
<5 years	4.64
5-10 years	4.784
10-15 years	4.932
15-20 years	5.085
20-25 years	5.243
25-30 years	5.406
30-35 years	5.401
35-40 years	5.395
40-45 years	5.39
45-50 years	5.385
50-55 years	5.38
55-60 years	5.375
60-70 years	5.37
70-80 years	5.364
80-90 years	5.359
90-100 years	5.354
>100 years	5.349

High Plateletcrit and low RBC can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Plateletcrit and RBC blood tests and the results are higher than 0.39 % for Plateletcrit and lower than 4.5 mil/uL for RBC, 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 RBC Tests Are Done :

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