What causes high Prothrombin time and low Random blood glucose?

High Prothrombin time and low Random blood glucose can be caused by many reasons.

If your Prothrombin time is in between 12 seconds and 16 seconds and your Random blood glucose is in between 70 mg/dl and 140 mg/dl then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Prothrombin time and Random blood glucose 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 Prothrombin time levels include:

• Liver disease
• Vitamin K abnormality
• Hemophilia A and hemophilia B
• Decreased or defective factor I (fibrinogen), II (prothrombin), V or X
• Willebrand disease

Normal range of Prothrombin time : 12 - 16 seconds

Ideal values of Prothrombin time depending on age :

Age	Ideal Prothrombin time value
<5 years	12.127
5-10 years	12.255
10-15 years	12.385
15-20 years	12.516
20-25 years	12.648
25-30 years	12.782
30-35 years	12.917
35-40 years	13.054
40-45 years	13.192
45-50 years	13.332
50-55 years	13.473
55-60 years	13.616
60-70 years	13.76
70-80 years	13.906
80-90 years	14.053
90-100 years	14.202
>100 years	14.352

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

Normal range of Random blood glucose : 70 - 140 mg/dl

Ideal values of Random blood glucose depending on age :

Age	Ideal Random blood glucose value
<5 years	70.741
5-10 years	71.489
10-15 years	72.245
15-20 years	73.009
20-25 years	73.781
25-30 years	74.562
30-35 years	75.351
35-40 years	76.148
40-45 years	76.954
45-50 years	77.768
50-55 years	78.591
55-60 years	79.422
60-70 years	80.262
70-80 years	81.111
80-90 years	81.969
90-100 years	82.836
>100 years	83.712

High Prothrombin time and low Random blood glucose can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Prothrombin time and Random blood glucose blood tests and the results are higher than 16 seconds for Prothrombin time and lower than 70 mg/dl for Random blood glucose, 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 Prothrombin time and Random blood glucose Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Prothrombin time and Random blood glucose tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Prothrombin time and Random blood glucose 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 Prothrombin time and Random blood glucose Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• MedlinePlus – Prothrombin Time Test and INR (PT/INR)
• Mayo Clinic – Prothrombin time test
• Cleveland Clinic – Prothrombin Time (PT/INR) Test