What causes high Thrombin Time and low Total serum iron?

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

If your Thrombin Time is in between 0 sec and 23 sec 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 Thrombin Time 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 Thrombin Time : 0 - 23 sec

Ideal values of Thrombin Time depending on age :

Age	Ideal Thrombin Time value
<5 years	1.011
5-10 years	1.022
10-15 years	1.033
15-20 years	1.044
20-25 years	1.055
25-30 years	1.066
30-35 years	1.077
35-40 years	1.089
40-45 years	1.101
45-50 years	1.113
50-55 years	1.125
55-60 years	1.137
60-70 years	1.149
70-80 years	1.161
80-90 years	1.173
90-100 years	1.186
>100 years	1.199

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Thrombin Time levels include:

• Anticoagulation drug (warfarin) therapy
• Vitamin K abnormality
• Decreased or defective factor I (fibrinogen), II (prothrombin), V or X
• Hemophilia A and hemophilia B
• Autoantibody against a specific factor (e.g., factor VIII)

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Normal range of Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.429
5-10 years	40.862
10-15 years	41.3
15-20 years	41.743
20-25 years	42.19
25-30 years	42.642
30-35 years	43.099
35-40 years	43.561
40-45 years	44.028
45-50 years	44.5
50-55 years	44.977
55-60 years	45.459
60-70 years	45.946
70-80 years	46.439
80-90 years	46.937
90-100 years	47.44
>100 years	47.949

High Thrombin Time and low Total serum iron can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Thrombin Time and Total serum iron blood tests and the results are higher than 23 sec for Thrombin Time 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 Thrombin Time and Total serum iron Tests Are Done :

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