What causes high Total serum iron and low Phosphate?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Phosphate is in between 2.4 mg/dL and 4.5 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Phosphate 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	40.706
5-10 years	41.424
10-15 years	42.155
15-20 years	42.899
20-25 years	43.656
25-30 years	44.426
30-35 years	45.21
35-40 years	46.008
40-45 years	46.82
45-50 years	47.646
50-55 years	48.486
55-60 years	49.341
60-70 years	50.211
70-80 years	51.097
80-90 years	51.998
90-100 years	52.915
>100 years	53.848

*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 Phosphate : 2.4 - 4.5 mg/dL

Ideal values of Phosphate depending on age :

Age	Ideal Phosphate value
<5 years	2.442
5-10 years	2.485
10-15 years	2.529
15-20 years	2.574
20-25 years	2.619
25-30 years	2.665
30-35 years	2.712
35-40 years	2.76
40-45 years	2.809
45-50 years	2.859
50-55 years	2.909
55-60 years	2.96
60-70 years	3.012
70-80 years	3.065
80-90 years	3.119
90-100 years	3.174
>100 years	3.23

High Total serum iron and low Phosphate can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Phosphate blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 2.4 mg/dL for Phosphate, 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 Phosphate Tests Are Done :

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