What causes high Total serum iron and low BUN Creatinine ratio?

High Total serum iron and low BUN Creatinine ratio can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your BUN Creatinine ratio is in between 5 Ratio and 15 Ratio then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and BUN Creatinine ratio 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 Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.697
5-10 years	41.406
10-15 years	42.128
15-20 years	42.862
20-25 years	43.609
25-30 years	44.369
30-35 years	45.142
35-40 years	45.929
40-45 years	46.73
45-50 years	47.545
50-55 years	48.374
55-60 years	49.217
60-70 years	50.075
70-80 years	50.948
80-90 years	51.836
90-100 years	52.74
>100 years	53.659

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

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Some examples of conditions that 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 BUN Creatinine ratio : 5 - 15 Ratio

Ideal values of BUN Creatinine ratio depending on age :

Age	Ideal BUN Creatinine ratio value
<5 years	5.087
5-10 years	5.176
10-15 years	5.266
15-20 years	5.358
20-25 years	5.451
25-30 years	5.546
30-35 years	5.643
35-40 years	5.741
40-45 years	5.841
45-50 years	5.943
50-55 years	6.047
55-60 years	6.152
60-70 years	6.259
70-80 years	6.368
80-90 years	6.479
90-100 years	6.592
>100 years	6.707

High Total serum iron and low BUN Creatinine ratio can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and BUN Creatinine ratio blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 5 Ratio for BUN Creatinine ratio, 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 BUN Creatinine ratio Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and BUN Creatinine ratio tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and BUN Creatinine ratio 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 BUN Creatinine ratio 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