What causes high Total serum iron and low Prothrombin time?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Prothrombin time is in between 12 seconds and 16 seconds then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Prothrombin time 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	40.707
5-10 years	41.427
10-15 years	42.159
15-20 years	42.904
20-25 years	43.663
25-30 years	44.435
30-35 years	45.221
35-40 years	46.021
40-45 years	46.835
45-50 years	47.663
50-55 years	48.506
55-60 years	49.364
60-70 years	50.237
70-80 years	51.125
80-90 years	52.029
90-100 years	52.949
>100 years	53.885

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

Normal range of Prothrombin time : 12 - 16 seconds

Ideal values of Prothrombin time depending on age :

Age	Ideal Prothrombin time value
<5 years	12.212
5-10 years	12.428
10-15 years	12.648
15-20 years	12.872
20-25 years	13.1
25-30 years	13.332
30-35 years	13.568
35-40 years	13.808
40-45 years	14.052
45-50 years	14.3
50-55 years	14.553
55-60 years	14.81
60-70 years	15.072
70-80 years	15.338
80-90 years	15.609
90-100 years	15.885
>100 years	15.88

High Total serum iron and low Prothrombin time can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Prothrombin time blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 12 seconds for Prothrombin time, 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 Prothrombin time Tests Are Done :

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