What causes high Hematocrit and low Potassium?

High Hematocrit and low Potassium can be caused by many reasons.

If your Hematocrit is in between 40 % and 50 % and your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Hematocrit and Potassium 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 Hematocrit : 40 - 50 %

Ideal values of Hematocrit depending on age :
Age Ideal Hematocrit value
<5 years 40.864
5-10 years 41.747
10-15 years 42.649
15-20 years 43.57
20-25 years 44.511
25-30 years 45.472
30-35 years 46.454
35-40 years 47.457
40-45 years 48.482
45-50 years 49.529
50-55 years 49.506
55-60 years 49.483
60-70 years 49.46
70-80 years 49.437
80-90 years 49.414
90-100 years 49.391
>100 years 49.368

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Normal range of Hematocrit found among women : - %

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :
Age Ideal Potassium value
<5 years 3.576
5-10 years 3.653
10-15 years 3.732
15-20 years 3.813
20-25 years 3.895
25-30 years 3.979
30-35 years 4.065
35-40 years 4.153
40-45 years 4.243
45-50 years 4.335
50-55 years 4.429
55-60 years 4.525
60-70 years 4.623
70-80 years 4.723
80-90 years 4.825
90-100 years 4.929
>100 years 5.035

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High Hematocrit and low Potassium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Hematocrit and Potassium blood tests and the results are higher than 50 % for Hematocrit and lower than 3.5 mmol/L for Potassium, 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 Hematocrit and Potassium Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Hematocrit and Potassium tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Hematocrit and Potassium 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 Hematocrit and Potassium Test reports by your pathologist.

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