What causes high Plateletcrit and low RDW?

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

If your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % and your RDW is in between 11.6 % and 14 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Plateletcrit and RDW 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	0.208
5-10 years	0.216
10-15 years	0.224
15-20 years	0.233
20-25 years	0.242
25-30 years	0.251
30-35 years	0.261
35-40 years	0.271
40-45 years	0.281
45-50 years	0.292
50-55 years	0.303
55-60 years	0.315
60-70 years	0.327
70-80 years	0.339
80-90 years	0.352
90-100 years	0.365
>100 years	0.379

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

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Normal range of RDW : 11.6 - 14 %

Ideal values of RDW depending on age :

Age	Ideal RDW value
<5 years	12.041
5-10 years	12.499
10-15 years	12.974
15-20 years	13.467
20-25 years	13.979
25-30 years	13.959
30-35 years	13.938
35-40 years	13.918
40-45 years	13.898
45-50 years	13.878
50-55 years	13.858
55-60 years	13.838
60-70 years	13.818
70-80 years	13.798
80-90 years	13.778
90-100 years	13.759
>100 years	13.739

High Plateletcrit and low RDW can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Plateletcrit and RDW blood tests and the results are higher than 0.39 % for Plateletcrit and lower than 11.6 % for RDW, 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 RDW Tests Are Done :

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