What causes high Potassium and low Segmented Neutrophils?

High Potassium and low Segmented Neutrophils can be caused by many reasons.

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Segmented Neutrophils is in between 40 % and 80 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Segmented Neutrophils 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 Potassium levels include:

• Kidney disease
• Addison disease
• Using certain drugs that cause high potassium
• Diabetes
• Conn syndrome

Normal range of Potassium : 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Potassium value
<5 years	3.539
5-10 years	3.578
10-15 years	3.618
15-20 years	3.658
20-25 years	3.699
25-30 years	3.74
30-35 years	3.782
35-40 years	3.824
40-45 years	3.866
45-50 years	3.909
50-55 years	3.952
55-60 years	3.996
60-70 years	4.04
70-80 years	4.085
80-90 years	4.13
90-100 years	4.176
>100 years	4.222

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

Normal range of Segmented Neutrophils : 40 - 80 %

Ideal values of Segmented Neutrophils depending on age :

Age	Ideal Segmented Neutrophils value
<5 years	40.444
5-10 years	40.893
10-15 years	41.347
15-20 years	41.806
20-25 years	42.27
25-30 years	42.739
30-35 years	43.213
35-40 years	43.693
40-45 years	44.178
45-50 years	44.668
50-55 years	45.164
55-60 years	45.665
60-70 years	46.172
70-80 years	46.685
80-90 years	47.203
90-100 years	47.727
>100 years	48.257

High Potassium and low Segmented Neutrophils can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Potassium and Segmented Neutrophils blood tests and the results are higher than 5.1 mmol/L for Potassium and lower than 40 % for Segmented Neutrophils, 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 Potassium and Segmented Neutrophils Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Potassium and Segmented Neutrophils tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Potassium and Segmented Neutrophils 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 Potassium and Segmented Neutrophils Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• MedlinePlus – Potassium Blood Test
• WebMD – Potassium Levels Blood Test: High vs. Low, Normal K Level
• MedlinePlus – Potassium test