What causes high Potassium and low Vitamin B12?

High Potassium and low Vitamin B12 can be caused by many reasons.

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Vitamin B12 is in between 211 pg/mL and 911 pg/mL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Vitamin B12 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 3.554
5-10 years 3.609
10-15 years 3.665
15-20 years 3.721
20-25 years 3.778
25-30 years 3.836
30-35 years 3.895
35-40 years 3.955
40-45 years 4.016
45-50 years 4.078
50-55 years 4.141
55-60 years 4.205
60-70 years 4.27
70-80 years 4.336
80-90 years 4.403
90-100 years 4.471
>100 years 4.54

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

Ideal values of Vitamin B12 depending on age :
Age Ideal Vitamin B12 value
<5 years 214.249
5-10 years 217.548
10-15 years 220.898
15-20 years 224.3
20-25 years 227.754
25-30 years 231.261
30-35 years 234.822
35-40 years 238.438
40-45 years 242.11
45-50 years 245.838
50-55 years 249.624
55-60 years 253.468
60-70 years 257.371
70-80 years 261.335
80-90 years 265.36
90-100 years 269.447
>100 years 273.596

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High Potassium and low Vitamin B12 can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Potassium and Vitamin B12 blood tests and the results are higher than 5.1 mmol/L for Potassium and lower than 211 pg/mL for Vitamin B12, 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 Vitamin B12 Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Potassium and Vitamin B12 tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Potassium and Vitamin B12 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 Vitamin B12 Test reports by your pathologist.

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