What causes high Total serum iron and low Creatinine?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Creatinine is in between 0.9 mg/dL and 1.3 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Creatinine 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	40.697
5-10 years	41.406
10-15 years	42.127
15-20 years	42.861
20-25 years	43.608
25-30 years	44.368
30-35 years	45.141
35-40 years	45.927
40-45 years	46.727
45-50 years	47.541
50-55 years	48.369
55-60 years	49.212
60-70 years	50.069
70-80 years	50.941
80-90 years	51.828
90-100 years	52.731
>100 years	53.65

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

Normal range of Creatinine : 0.9 - 1.3 mg/dL

Ideal values of Creatinine depending on age :

Age	Ideal Creatinine value
<5 years	0.916
5-10 years	0.932
10-15 years	0.948
15-20 years	0.965
20-25 years	0.982
25-30 years	0.999
30-35 years	1.016
35-40 years	1.034
40-45 years	1.052
45-50 years	1.07
50-55 years	1.089
55-60 years	1.108
60-70 years	1.127
70-80 years	1.147
80-90 years	1.167
90-100 years	1.187
>100 years	1.208

High Total serum iron and low Creatinine can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Creatinine blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 0.9 mg/dL for Creatinine, 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 Creatinine Tests Are Done :

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