What causes high Potassium and low Creatinine?

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

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Creatinine is in between 0.9 mg/dL and 1.3 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Creatinine 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 3.55
5-10 years 3.6
10-15 years 3.651
15-20 years 3.703
20-25 years 3.756
25-30 years 3.809
30-35 years 3.863
35-40 years 3.918
40-45 years 3.974
45-50 years 4.03
50-55 years 4.087
55-60 years 4.145
60-70 years 4.204
70-80 years 4.264
80-90 years 4.325
90-100 years 4.386
>100 years 4.448

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

Ideal values of Creatinine depending on age :
Age Ideal Creatinine value
<5 years 0.913
5-10 years 0.926
10-15 years 0.939
15-20 years 0.952
20-25 years 0.966
25-30 years 0.98
30-35 years 0.994
35-40 years 1.008
40-45 years 1.022
45-50 years 1.037
50-55 years 1.052
55-60 years 1.067
60-70 years 1.082
70-80 years 1.097
80-90 years 1.113
90-100 years 1.129
>100 years 1.145

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High Potassium and low Creatinine can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Potassium and Creatinine blood tests and the results are higher than 5.1 mmol/L for Potassium and lower than 0.9 mg/dL for Creatinine, 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 Creatinine Tests Are Done :

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

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