What causes high Total serum iron and low Calcium?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Calcium is in between 8.5 mg/dL and 10.1 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Calcium 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	40.693
5-10 years	41.398
10-15 years	42.115
15-20 years	42.844
20-25 years	43.586
25-30 years	44.341
30-35 years	45.109
35-40 years	45.89
40-45 years	46.685
45-50 years	47.494
50-55 years	48.317
55-60 years	49.154
60-70 years	50.005
70-80 years	50.871
80-90 years	51.752
90-100 years	52.648
>100 years	53.56

*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 Calcium : 8.5 - 10.1 mg/dL

Ideal values of Calcium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Calcium value
<5 years	8.647
5-10 years	8.797
10-15 years	8.949
15-20 years	9.104
20-25 years	9.262
25-30 years	9.422
30-35 years	9.585
35-40 years	9.751
40-45 years	9.92
45-50 years	10.092
50-55 years	10.089
55-60 years	10.086
60-70 years	10.083
70-80 years	10.08
80-90 years	10.077
90-100 years	10.074
>100 years	10.071

High Total serum iron and low Calcium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Calcium blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 8.5 mg/dL for Calcium, 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 Calcium Tests Are Done :

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