What causes high Total serum iron and low Uric acid?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Uric acid is in between 3.5 mg/dL and 7.2 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Uric acid 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	40.698
5-10 years	41.408
10-15 years	42.13
15-20 years	42.865
20-25 years	43.613
25-30 years	44.374
30-35 years	45.148
35-40 years	45.935
40-45 years	46.736
45-50 years	47.551
50-55 years	48.38
55-60 years	49.224
60-70 years	50.082
70-80 years	50.955
80-90 years	51.844
90-100 years	52.748
>100 years	53.668

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

Normal range of Uric acid : 3.5 - 7.2 mg/dL

Ideal values of Uric acid depending on age :

Age	Ideal Uric acid value
<5 years	3.561
5-10 years	3.623
10-15 years	3.686
15-20 years	3.75
20-25 years	3.815
25-30 years	3.882
30-35 years	3.95
35-40 years	4.019
40-45 years	4.089
45-50 years	4.16
50-55 years	4.233
55-60 years	4.307
60-70 years	4.382
70-80 years	4.458
80-90 years	4.536
90-100 years	4.615
>100 years	4.695

High Total serum iron and low Uric acid can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Uric acid blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 3.5 mg/dL for Uric acid, 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 Uric acid Tests Are Done :

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