What causes high Potassium and low Cholesterol?

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

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Cholesterol is in between 0 mg/dL and 200 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Cholesterol 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 Potassium : 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :
Age Ideal Potassium value
<5 years 3.547
5-10 years 3.594
10-15 years 3.642
15-20 years 3.69
20-25 years 3.739
25-30 years 3.789
30-35 years 3.839
35-40 years 3.89
40-45 years 3.942
45-50 years 3.994
50-55 years 4.047
55-60 years 4.101
60-70 years 4.156
70-80 years 4.211
80-90 years 4.267
90-100 years 4.324
>100 years 4.382

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Normal range of Potassium found among women : - mmol/L

Ideal values of Cholesterol depending on age :
Age Ideal Cholesterol value
<5 years 40.532
5-10 years 41.071
10-15 years 41.617
15-20 years 42.171
20-25 years 42.732
25-30 years 43.3
30-35 years 43.876
35-40 years 44.46
40-45 years 45.051
45-50 years 45.65
50-55 years 46.257
55-60 years 46.872
60-70 years 47.495
70-80 years 48.127
80-90 years 48.767
90-100 years 49.416
>100 years 50.073

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High Potassium and low Cholesterol can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Potassium and Cholesterol blood tests and the results are higher than 5.1 mmol/L for Potassium and lower than 0 mg/dL for Cholesterol, 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 Potassium and Cholesterol Tests Are Done :

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

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