What causes high Total serum iron and low Plateletcrit?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Plateletcrit is in between 0.2 % and 0.39 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Plateletcrit 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	40.706
5-10 years	41.425
10-15 years	42.157
15-20 years	42.901
20-25 years	43.659
25-30 years	44.43
30-35 years	45.215
35-40 years	46.013
40-45 years	46.826
45-50 years	47.653
50-55 years	48.495
55-60 years	49.351
60-70 years	50.223
70-80 years	51.11
80-90 years	52.013
90-100 years	52.932
>100 years	53.867

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

Normal range of Plateletcrit : 0.2 - 0.39 %

Ideal values of Plateletcrit depending on age :

Age	Ideal Plateletcrit value
<5 years	0.204
5-10 years	0.208
10-15 years	0.212
15-20 years	0.216
20-25 years	0.22
25-30 years	0.224
30-35 years	0.228
35-40 years	0.232
40-45 years	0.236
45-50 years	0.24
50-55 years	0.244
55-60 years	0.248
60-70 years	0.252
70-80 years	0.256
80-90 years	0.261
90-100 years	0.266
>100 years	0.271

High Total serum iron and low Plateletcrit can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Plateletcrit blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 0.2 % for Plateletcrit, 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 Plateletcrit Tests Are Done :

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