What causes high Total serum iron and low Basophils?

High Total serum iron and low Basophils can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Basophils is in between 0.1 % and 2 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Basophils 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 Total serum iron levels include:

• Anemia
• Your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells
• Iron overload
• Iron poisoning
• Gastrointestinal blood loss

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Normal range of Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.686
5-10 years	41.384
10-15 years	42.094
15-20 years	42.816
20-25 years	43.55
25-30 years	44.297
30-35 years	45.057
35-40 years	45.83
40-45 years	46.616
45-50 years	47.415
50-55 years	48.228
55-60 years	49.055
60-70 years	49.896
70-80 years	50.752
80-90 years	51.622
90-100 years	52.507
>100 years	53.407

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

Normal range of Basophils : 0.1 - 2 %

Ideal values of Basophils depending on age :

Age	Ideal Basophils value
<5 years	0.305
5-10 years	0.31
10-15 years	0.315
15-20 years	0.32
20-25 years	0.325
25-30 years	0.331
30-35 years	0.337
35-40 years	0.343
40-45 years	0.349
45-50 years	0.355
50-55 years	0.361
55-60 years	0.367
60-70 years	0.373
70-80 years	0.379
80-90 years	0.385
90-100 years	0.392
>100 years	0.399

High Total serum iron and low Basophils can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Basophils blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 0.1 % for Basophils, 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 Total serum iron and Basophils Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and Basophils tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and Basophils 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 Total serum iron and Basophils Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• MedlinePlus – Serum iron test
• Cleveland Clinic – Iron Blood Test: What It Is & Results
• NIH – Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, total iron binding capacity