What causes high Potassium and low Total serum iron?

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

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Total serum iron 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 3.56
5-10 years 3.621
10-15 years 3.683
15-20 years 3.746
20-25 years 3.81
25-30 years 3.876
30-35 years 3.943
35-40 years 4.011
40-45 years 4.08
45-50 years 4.15
50-55 years 4.221
55-60 years 4.294
60-70 years 4.368
70-80 years 4.443
80-90 years 4.519
90-100 years 4.597
>100 years 4.676

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

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :
Age Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years 40.688
5-10 years 41.388
10-15 years 42.1
15-20 years 42.824
20-25 years 43.561
25-30 years 44.31
30-35 years 45.072
35-40 years 45.847
40-45 years 46.636
45-50 years 47.438
50-55 years 48.254
55-60 years 49.084
60-70 years 49.928
70-80 years 50.787
80-90 years 51.661
90-100 years 52.55
>100 years 53.454

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

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

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