What causes high Potassium and low Hematocrit?

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

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Hematocrit is in between 40 % and 50 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Hematocrit 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 3.536
5-10 years 3.573
10-15 years 3.61
15-20 years 3.648
20-25 years 3.686
25-30 years 3.724
30-35 years 3.763
35-40 years 3.802
40-45 years 3.842
45-50 years 3.882
50-55 years 3.922
55-60 years 3.963
60-70 years 4.004
70-80 years 4.046
80-90 years 4.088
90-100 years 4.131
>100 years 4.174

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

Ideal values of Hematocrit depending on age :
Age Ideal Hematocrit value
<5 years 40.416
5-10 years 40.836
10-15 years 41.261
15-20 years 41.69
20-25 years 42.124
25-30 years 42.562
30-35 years 43.005
35-40 years 43.452
40-45 years 43.904
45-50 years 44.361
50-55 years 44.822
55-60 years 45.288
60-70 years 45.759
70-80 years 46.235
80-90 years 46.716
90-100 years 47.202
>100 years 47.693

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High Potassium and low Hematocrit can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Potassium and Hematocrit blood tests and the results are higher than 5.1 mmol/L for Potassium and lower than 40 % for Hematocrit, 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 Hematocrit Tests Are Done :

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

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